A Chrystia carol: House wraps for the holidays as spectre of Freeland’s bombshell resignation haunts Liberal caucus

As the House rises for 2024, Liberal backbenchers get their turn in the spotlight following the fallout from Chrystia Freeland’s cabinet resignation.

Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland arrives at a committee hearing on Dec. 9, 2024, a week before she quit as deputy prime minister and finance minister. Her bombshell resignation from Cabinet on Dec. 16 would result in renewed questions over the future of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s leadership.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY SOPHALL DUCH

December 18, 2024

The 2024 chapter of the House of Commons has officially come to a close, ending on an unsettled note as questions still swirl over Chrystia Freeland quitting cabinet, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s leadership, and the government’s border response.

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