Chrystia Freeland is taking a new role as Prime Minister Mark Carney’s special representative to Ukraine.Frank Gunn/The Associated Press

Chrystia Freeland found the way out. It was an elegant solution to a political problem that had to be solved.

Canada’s new government, as the Liberal marketing team contrives to call Prime Minister Mark Carney’s ministry, has a lot riding on being seen as new. Their political strategy relies on being seen as something other than Justin Trudeau’s old government. Ms. Freeland’s departure won’t be the last. Mr. Carney will still be looking to remake the cabinet in his image.

Despite her role in ending Mr. Trudeau’s tenure as prime minister, Ms. Freeland was the minister most prominently associated with him. She spent a decade in his cabinet, the last five as an alter ego, the deputy prime minister, one step behind Mr. Trudeau at a news conference, nodding approval for his words.

When it came time for Mr. Carney to........

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