Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named Dominic LeBlanc as Canada’s finance minister to replace Chrystia Freeland, who shocked the country with a scathing resignation letter that suggested the ...

FILE – Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Gov. Gen. Mary Simon depart after Dominic LeBlanc, not shown, was sworn in as Finance Minister during a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa ...

Dominic LeBlanc has been appointed as Canada's new finance minister following Chrystia Freeland's abrupt resignation. Freeland's departure stems from disagreements with Prime Minister Trudeau over ...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau congratulates Dominic LeBlanc after he was sworn in as Finance Minister at a swearing in ceremony at Rideau Hall, in Ottawa, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024.

Dominic LeBlanc has no time for “51st state” jokes. He’s too busy trying to keep the U.S. from slapping tariffs on its neighbor to the north.

Those who served so long under Mr. Trudeau, most notably the joined-at-the-hip Mr. LeBlanc, will face a similar disadvantage. Outsider Mr. Carney doesn’t have that problem. He is the turn-the ...

LeBlanc’s appointment will cool speculation that Trudeau is about to lure Mark Carney, the former governor of the Bank of Canada and Bank of England, into the government.

OTTAWA — Dominic LeBlanc is helping Justin Trudeau hold the house together even as a growing number of Liberals turn on the prime minister. As calls for Trudeau to resign grew louder following ...