Freeland exploring Canadian business opportunities to help rebuild Ukraine
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The Privy Council Office said Freeland will advise the government on Ukraine's economic reconstruction and the effort to bring home thousands of abducted Ukrainian children.
Seven weeks ago, Prime Minister Mark Carney assigned former cabinet minister Chrystia Freeland to be Canada’s new special envoy for the reconstruction of Ukraine.
Canadians haven’t heard much about the job since, and nothing at all about how Ukraine can be rebuilt while Russia continues its wide-scale bombing of critical infrastructure.
But experts say Canada has a major opportunity now to help preserve Ukraine’s sovereignty and international law — and to turn a profit in multiple sectors.
Here’s what we know.
It’s not clear. The former journalist has not been interviewed by a Canadian news outlet since her appointment, despite multiple requests from The Canadian Press.
A September cabinet order establishing Freeland’s new role says she is serving as a parliamentary secretary to Carney for a term of 12 months.
Alexandre Lévêque, an assistant deputy minister at Global Affairs Canada, told the Senate foreign affairs committee on Oct. 22 that the job comes with a single staff member and support from his team at Global Affairs and the Privy Council.
“Madame Freeland, I think, is developing the role, as she’s beginning her functions in it,” he said.
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