CP NewsAlert: Carney says Freeland’s resignation is ‘consistent’ with Ukraine role

By Canadian Press on January 6, 2026.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ontario Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland’s upcoming resignation from the House of Commons is “consistent” with taking a role as an unpaid economic development adviser for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Carney made the remarks at a news conference in Paris today, where he is meeting with Ukraine allies.

Freeland announced her immediate resignation as Carney’s special representative on the reconstruction of Ukraine and eventual resignation as a member of Parliament on Monday.

More coming.

David Baxter, The Canadian Press