Freeland Releases Leadership Campaign Video Focused on Trump

Then-Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks at a press conference in Ottawa on Nov. 19, 2024. The Canadian Press/Patrick Doyle

Former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland has launched her leadership campaign with a video highlighting her confrontations with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.

“Donald Trump doesn’t like me very much,” Freeland says in the video, posted on the X platform on Jan. 18. Announcing her candidacy the day before, she said, “I’m running to fight for Canada.”