OTTAWA — Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland resigned from cabinet on Tuesday and announced she would not run again, marking the first departure from Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet.

Freeland issued a statement Tuesday afternoon confirming reports from National Post and other outlets that she was stepping down from her position as minister of transport and internal trade.

“With tremendous gratitude and a little sadness, I have decided to step down from Cabinet today and turn the page on this chapter in my life. I do not intend to run in the next federal election,” Freeland wrote on social media .

“I am not leaving to spend more time with my family or because the burden of elected office is too heavy to bear,” she added. “After twelve fulfilling years in public life, I know that

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