Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to resign as early as Monday following a public spat with President-elect Donald Trump and a plummeting popularity even within his own party, according to a person familiar with the matter. Three people involved spoke to the Globe and paper. Postal mail.
An unnamed source said: said The Globe and Mail reports that it is unclear exactly when he will take action, but it will be before he faces his Liberal Party colleagues at a key meeting. This decision will be made following the remarks of the Minister of Finance. Chrystia Freeland’s resignation was prompted in part by a spat between Trudeau and Trump over tariff policy.
He will end his nine-year term as prime minister with an approval rating of 33%, with people citing concerns about the cost of living and immigration as top issues. According to According to an Ipsos poll conducted in September.
Prime Minister Trudeau faced calls for his resignation from more than 40 MPs before making his decision. According to To the New York Post, December 17th. An interim prime minister is expected to be chosen from within the Liberal Party before the next election.
Under Canada’s system, elections must be held by October 20th next year. According to to Reuters. However, a no-confidence motion by parliament could lead to an earlier election. (Related: Things keep getting worse for the world’s most powerful liberal elite)
During Trudeau’s tenure as prime minister, he was exposed in 2019 for using blackface at a party in 2001, and in 2019 he brought corruption charges against a large Quebec company against former Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould. There has been a series of scandals, including allegations of judicial intervention in which he was said to have given instructions to erase the documents. Contractor SNC-Lavalin.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference on the aviation industry in Montreal, Quebec, July 15, 2021. (Photo by Andrei Ivanov/AFP)
The rival Conservatives are almost certain to win a parliamentary majority in the next election, with a whopping 21 points lead over the Liberals. According to Go to the CBC News poll updated on December 16th. In the next election, it is likely that Conservative Party leader Pierre Poièvre will become prime minister in place of Prime Minister Trudeau’s Liberal Party.
The top concerns among Canadian voters are cost of living, housing affordability, health care, the economy, and immigration. According to According to an Abacus Data poll conducted from June 20th to June 25th.
Median home prices in Canada increased by a staggering 227% from 2003 to 2023, while annual incomes increased by only 74.3%. According to According to NerdWallet’s analysis.
As Poièvre points out, Canada’s immigration issues are closely related to the housing shortage. explained He told the CBC in August that Canada “cannot grow its population three times as fast as its housing stock, like Prime Minister Trudeau is doing.”
Prime Minister Trudeau has also come under fire for his extreme gun control laws during his time in office, with his government banning “assault weapons” in 2020 and continually adding new firearms to the banned list. According to To the N.R.A. He also passed a carbon tax that angered conservatives and the general public. According to Go to CBC News.
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