<p>It was a hell of a day for the Liberals yesterday, as Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland abruptly abandoned her post. Now, all fingers are pointed at one man: Justin Trudeau.</p><br><p>So what happened? And where do we go from here? Reporter for the Hill Times Stuart Benson sits down with Sam to break down Justin’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day</p><br><p>Host: Sam Konnert</p><br><p>Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Sam Konnert (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Production Manager) Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)</p><br><p>Guests: Stuart Benson</p><br><p>Background reading:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/fall-economic-update-freeland-trudeau-1.7411825" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Federal deficit balloons to $61.9B as government tables economic update on chaotic day in Ottawa </a><a href="https://nationalpost.com/opinion/young-canadians-now-more-politically-conservative-than-their-elders" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a>– CBC</li><li><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-taps-dominic-leblanc-to-serve-as-finance-minister-after-chrystia-freeland-s-shock-resignation-1.7411380" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trudeau taps Dominic LeBlanc to serve as finance minister after Chrystia Freeland's shock resignation </a>| CBC </li><li><a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-chrystia-freelands-years-of-loyalty-culminates-in-a-humiliating-and/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chrystia Freeland’s years of loyalty culminate in a humiliating and tragic end</a> | Globe and Mail</li><li><a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/opinion/article-freelands-grenade-brings-crisis-on-top-of-crisis-to-a-flailing-trudeau/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Freeland’s grenade brings crisis on top of crisis to a flailing Trudeau government</a> | Globe and Mail</li></ul><p><br></p><br><p>Sponsors: </p><p><a href="https://www.douglas.ca/canadaland/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Douglas</a> is giving our listeners a FREE Sleep Bundle with each mattress purchase. Get the sheets, pillows, mattress and pillow protectors FREE with your Douglas purchase today at <a href="http://douglas.ca/canadaland" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">douglas.ca/canadaland</a></p><br><p><a href="https://article.com/BACKBENCH" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Article</a> is offering our listeners $50 off your first purchase of $100 or more</p><p>To claim, visit <a href="http://article.com/backbench" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">article.com/backbench</a> and the discount will be automatically applied at checkout.</p><br><p>If you value this podcast, <a href="https://canadalandnetwork.supercast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Support us</a>! You’ll get premium access to all our shows ad free, including early releases and bonus content. You’ll also get our exclusive newsletter, discounts on merch, tickets to our live and virtual events, and more than anything, you’ll be a part of the solution to Canada’s journalism crisis, you’ll be keeping our work free and accessible to everybody. </p><br><p>You can listen ad-free on Amazon Music—included with Prime.</p><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
