Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s hold on power was threatened on Monday after the deputy prime minister who led Canada’s response to the first Trump administration resigned abruptly, in a stinging rebuke to the country’s leader.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced frustrated MPs at a hastily arranged caucus meeting late Monday following Chrystia Freeland's shocking decision to resign from cabinet just before she was poised to deliver the government's much-anticipated fall economic statement.

Ryan Tumilty is an Ottawa-based reporter covering Parliament Hill. Reach him at [email protected] and follow him on X: @ryantumilty. Alex Ballingall is the Deputy Ottawa Bureau Chief for the Star. Follow him on Twitter: @aballinga.