Key facts
- Former Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland is publishing a book titled "Unreliable Boyfriend".
- The book, set for release on October 13, details US-Canada tensions during Donald Trump's presidency.
- Freeland described her experiences negotiating with the US during a period of political turbulence.
- She previously served as minister of international trade and clashed with Donald Trump.
- Freeland will assume the role of Warden of Rhodes House and CEO of the Rhodes Trust in July.
Simon & Schuster announced that Chrystia Freeland, former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, is publishing a book titled "Unreliable Boyfriend" on October 13. The book will offer a firsthand account of the tense relationship between Canada and the United States during Donald Trump's presidency.
Freeland, an accomplished journalist and author with degrees from Harvard University and the University of Oxford, stated that the book explores power, democracy, and the evolving rules of international relations. She described her role in negotiating with the U.S. during a period of significant political turbulence as providing a unique perspective on historic changes.
During Trump's first term, Freeland, then minister of international trade, was a target of the president's criticism amid negotiations for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. In 2024-25, as Trump issued threats of tariffs on Canadian imports and suggested Canada could become the 51st U.S. state, Freeland characterized him as an "existential threat" to Canada's future, while Trump labeled her "totally toxic."
Freeland's political career also saw her resign from Justin Trudeau's cabinet in 2024 over disagreements on responding to Trump. She subsequently served in Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet and as a special envoy to Ukraine. In July, Freeland is set to become Warden of Rhodes House and CEO of the Rhodes Trust in Oxford, a position she will hold after being a Rhodes scholar herself in 1993.