For the second time in a year, Chrystia Freeland has resigned. Less than a year ago, it was Freeland’s resignation as deputy prime minister that set in motion the eventual departure of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. And now, just a few months into the government of Prime Minister Mark Carney, she’s quitting again by abandoning her new post of minister of transport and internal trade. _

_The Conservative opposition claims Freeland is leaving for the same reason she did before: To avoid association with a federal deficit that is projected to be way higher than anyone anticipated. Freeland, for her part, said in a statement she just thinks it’s time to go, even going so far as to specify, “I am not leaving to spend more time with my family.” _

_In Dear Diary, the National Post satirically r

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