Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland laid out her case Sunday to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and take on U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, positioning herself as “a battle-tested leader with the scars to prove it.”
But her message was repeatedly drowned out by pro-Palestinian protesters in the crowd who shouted down Freeland with calls of “genocide supporter” and loud banging.
At least a dozen hecklers were escorted out, according to reporters in the room, delaying her speech.
Once she got back on track, Freeland pitched herself as a veteran negotiator and leader with eyes on the Canadian economy.
Freeland’s official campaign launch comes nearly a month after she resigned from Trudeau’s cabinet and one day before Trump takes office, two factors she leaned on in her campaign launch speech.
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I already watched this episode.
Spoiler : they vote for the idiot / dictator and later express confusion over his the dictator lied.