Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland declared she is 鈥渘ot going anywhere鈥� when pushed by the Conservatives on Monday about her future as finance minister.

On the first day of the fall sitting of Parliament, the Conservatives repeatedly went after Freeland鈥檚 job as finance minister following last week鈥檚 appointment of former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney as an economic advisor for the Liberal Party.

Speaking in the House of Commons, Deputy Conservative Leader Melissa Lantsman claimed that Carney was 鈥渂rought in to serve as the de-facto finance minister鈥� and that Freeland was being 鈥渄emoted.鈥�

鈥淪he鈥檚 lost her job鈥檚 responsibilities. She鈥檚 lost her credibility. How long will the phantom finance minister endure this humiliation,鈥� Lantsman said on Monday.

In response, Freeland made it clear her position in the Trudeau government is not at risk, saying 鈥淚 am not going anywhere.鈥�

鈥淚 can understand why the Conservatives prefer to focus on personal mudslinging and attacks rather than to actually talk about the economy,鈥� Freeland answered to Lantsman on Monday.

鈥淭hey don鈥檛 want to talk about inflation because it鈥檚 been down in the target range for seven months in a row. They don鈥檛 want to talk about interest rates, down three times in a row. All they can do is insult people.鈥�

Earlier this summer, reported there was tension between Freeland and the Prime Minister鈥檚 Office. There was also speculation Carney could be tapped to replace her in some capacity.

But Freeland has since maintained she felt she had Prime Minister Justin Trudeau鈥檚 support, and last week called Carney 鈥渁 real addition to (the) team.鈥�

鈥淗e's someone who I talk to often, and whom I've talked to often about economic policy since becoming finance minister,鈥� Freeland said on Sept. 10.

Freeland also put more cold water on speculation about her future as finance minister in a press conference on Monday.

When asked whether she had any discussions this summer with Trudeau about being replaced or changing her portfolio, Freeland said 鈥淚 did not.鈥�

With files from 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Spencer Van Dyk