Canada's Chrystia Freeland to quit as MP and become adviser to Zelensky
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Key Points:
- Chrystia Freeland, Canada's former deputy prime minister, announced she will leave parliament to become an unpaid economic development adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
- In July, Freeland will also assume leadership of the Rhodes Trust, an educational charity in the UK that administers Rhodes scholarships to Oxford University.
- Freeland has held key ministerial roles, including finance and foreign affairs, and was instrumental in renegotiating the USMCA trade deal; she has been a vocal supporter of Ukraine amid its conflict with Russia.
- Her appointment as Zelensky's adviser sparked criticism from Canadian opposition politicians who argued she cannot simultaneously serve as an MP and advise a foreign government.
- Freeland will also step down as
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