Morneau resigns finance post, looks to international gig

'Since I'm not running again, and since I expect that we will have a long and challenging recovery, I think it's important that the prime minister has by his side a finance minister has that longer-term vision,' says Bill Morneau.

Bill Morneau announced on Aug. 17 in West Block that he had resigned as both finance minister and the MP for Toronto Centre.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY CHARELLE EVELYN

August 18, 2020

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s first finance minister is stepping down. Bill Morneau (Toronto Centre, Ont.), who has been in charge of the Liberal’s financial portfolio since 2015, announced Monday night he had handed in his resignation as both a cabinet minister and an MP. Speaking in front o...

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