 As the Liberal Party of Canada's trade critic, Freeland interviewed noted economist Larry Summers in a formal event at the 2014 Liberal Party convention; the interview is available on YouTube and the party website.Freeland wrote an op-ed in "The New York Times", in which she contraposed the rise of the plutocrats with the popularity of the television series "Downton Abbey".On January 27, 2014, during the demonstrations leading up to the 2014 Ukrainian revolution, Freeland wrote an op-ed for "The Globe and Mail", in which she excoriated the government of Viktor Yanukovich.