Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky shakes hands with Chrystia Freeland in Kyiv on Monday.UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SER/Reuters

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Monday that former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland is taking on a new role as an adviser on economic development to Ukraine. However, there was a glaring problem: Ms. Freeland was named to the role with a foreign government while remaining a sitting member of Parliament.

Late Monday, Ms. Freeland announced that by accepting the unpaid position, she would be stepping aside from her role as the Prime Minister’s Special Representative for the Reconstruction of Ukraine. That removed her from the most galling conflict – that she was a Canadian government representative to Ukraine, and had been also named an adviser to the Ukrainian government. Ms. Freeland also vowed on Monday that she would leave her seat in Parliament in the “coming weeks.”

These belated actions are not enough. Ms. Freeland’s needlessly messy departure is disrespectful to Parliament, to her constituents in University-Rosedale and to all Canadians. It also shows a serious lack of judgement on her........

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