ChainCatcher news, Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigned on Monday, stating that Prime Minister Trudeau had asked her to give up the position and take on another cabinet role. In her letter to Trudeau, she said, "On Friday, you told me that you no longer wished for me to serve as your Minister of Finance and offered me another position. After careful consideration, I have concluded that the only honest and viable course for me is to resign from cabinet." (Jin Ten)