Donald Trump’s threats of tariff’s and his Liberal parties worries, has cost Trudeau political support, and his job…Speaking to reporters outside Rideau Cottage, an official residence in Ottawa, Trudeau said that he intends to stay on as prime minister until his successor is chosen in a “robust” leadership race. He said that Governor General Mary Simon, who represents King Charles III in Canada as the country’s head of state, granted his request to prorogue or end the current session of Parliament until March 24 when a new leader is in place.
“As you all know, I’m a fighter. Every bone in my body has always told me to fight because I care deeply about Canadians,” said Trudeau, an amateur boxer, adding, “This country deserves a real choice in the next election, and it has become clear to me that if I am having to fight internal battles, I cannot be the best option in that election.”…
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Calls for his resignation ballooned after Chrystia Freeland, his deputy prime minister and finance minister, resigned from his cabinet last month, accusing Trudeau of being more focused on “costly political gimmicks” than the existential threat posed by the incoming Trump administration.
President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to impose steep tariffs on Canadian goods on his first day in office — levies that economists forecast will hammer the country’s economy. The political uncertainty here has left Canada weak and destabilized weeks before Trump’s return to the White House….
image….Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau waves while accompanied by his wife, Sophie Gregoire, as he gives his victory speech after Canada’s federal election in Montreal in October 2015. (Chris Wattie/Reuters)
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