Canada’s former finance minister—whose abrupt resignation ahead of the fiscal update last December accelerated the departure of Justin Trudeau—announced Tuesday she is stepping down as minister of transport and internal trade. She is not seeking re-election. (The Logic)

Talking point: Prime Minister Mark Carney said he asked Freeland, his erstwhile Liberal leadership rival, to serve as Canada’s special representative for the reconstruction of Ukraine while she remains member of Parliament for her Toronto riding. Freeland, a former journalist who played a key role in negotiating the current North American trade pact during the first Trump administration, has held the transport and internal trade portfolios since March. The Prime Minister’s Office did not immediately say Tuesday who will take over those files.