Chrystia Freeland will become Canada's new finance minister, the first woman to take on the powerful role, CBC News has confirmed. Freeland, former foreign affairs minister, is now deputy prime minister and intergovernmental affairs minister. WATCH | Conservative finance critic Pierre Poilievre comments on Chrystia Freeland becoming finance minister:Conservative Finance Critic Pierre Poilievre gives his assessment of Chrystia Freeland as Canada's new finance minister. Poilievre said Morneau is a "boy scout" compared to Trudeau's ethics breaches, and said the prime minister should resign. WATCH / NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh on Morneau's departureNDP Leader Jagmeet Singh reacts to the resignation of former Finance Minister Bill Morneau.

Source: CBC News August 18, 2020 12:56 UTC