Deputy PM Freeland Addresses Rumours of Interest in Top NATO Post
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland would not confirm whether or not she’s interested in becoming the next secretary general of NATO while addressing rumours on the issue.
“I have a really big job already. In fact, I have two big jobs—as finance minister and deputy prime minister of Canada—and I am really, really focused on those,” Freeland responded when questioned by reporters on the NATO position.
Speaking from the Liberals’ cabinet retreat in Vancouver on Sept. 7, Freeland said she and her colleagues are focused on getting through the current economic challenges and to “capitalize on what I believe are the tremendous opportunities ahead of our country.”…