Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is preparing to step down as leader of the Liberal Party after nearly a decade of implementing radical progressive policies that critics say are “destructive” to the country.

Prime Minister Trudeau announced that he would step down as prime minister and leader after the party selects a replacement, citing internal fighting as the main reason for his resignation. The prime minister, who served as prime minister for nine years, has suffered record unpopularity and is reeling from his position as finance minister. Chrystia Freeland’s resignation was prompted in part by a spat between Trudeau and Trump over tariff policy.

“The Liberal MPs and leadership candidates have all supported everything Prime Minister Trudeau has done for nine years, and now they’re swapping faces for another Liberal party to fool voters and do yet another 4 like Justin. They’ve been trying to deceive Canadians for years,” said Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poièvre. said X regarding Prime Minister Trudeau’s resignation.

“All Liberals supported Prime Minister Trudeau for nine years. None of them stopped his destructive policies. They are not the solution, they are like Justin.” Poiable said At X.

Prime Minister Trudeau’s popularity has plummeted. diving His response to the coronavirus pandemic has been questioned and comes in the wake of events surrounding restrictions.

New coronavirus infection and truck driver protests

In February 2022, Prime Minister Trudeau shut down the Ambassador Bridge on the U.S.-Canada border, known as the “Freedom Convoy,” to crack down on truck drivers protesting mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations and passports. Ontario Premier Doug Ford declared a state of emergency, governing protesters with threats of arrest and fines, and Trudeau froze truck drivers’ bank accounts under the Emergencies Act.

The law prevents fundraising funds from reaching truckers and prevents truckers from using credit cards, while businesses are prohibited from doing business with people involved in protests. Ta. According to To CBC.

As a result, the Liberal Party’s approval rating has plummeted to its lowest level in 12 months, and 47 per cent of Canadians have a worse impression of Trudeau given his handling of the trucker protests. According to According to a Nanos poll conducted in February.

A federal court later declared that Trudeau had violated the constitution by using the emergency law.

“We conclude that there is no national emergency that would justify invoking the Emergencies Act and, therefore, that the invocation of the Emergencies Act is unreasonable,” Federal Court Judge Richard Mosley wrote in his ruling. “The decision to issue this declaration did not have the characteristics of rationality, such as legitimacy, transparency and intelligibility, and was not justified in the context of the relevant factual and legal constraints that had to be taken into account. ”

climate change policy

Prime Minister Trudeau’s spearhead Many green energy projects are disconnected from “economic reality”; According to Robert Asselin, Senior Vice-President, Policy, Business Council of Canada.

In 2018, he enacted a carbon tax that would impose a burden of $1,157 on each Canadian household by 2030. According to Go to EnergyNow. Critics have pointed to the high economic cost of the policy, which is estimated to reduce Canada’s GDP by 1.8%. According to To the Fraser Institute.

“The only way to right what the Liberals have broken is a carbon tax election to elect a common-sense Conservative party who will bring back Canada’s promise,” Poilievre told X.

Prime Minister Trudeau also introduced a plan in 2022 to cut nitrogen emissions from fertilizer use by 30% from 2020 levels by 2030, the same policy that has caused widespread disruption by farmers in Europe. When Sri Lanka banned the use of chemical fertilizers, yields were cut in half.

Critics previously told the Daily Caller News Foundation that it was shocking that Trudeau promoted the policy just weeks after Sri Lanka’s economic collapse. Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit was also concerned about Trudeau’s “arbitrary” goals. (Related: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces resignation)

I will always fight for this country and do what I believe is in the best interest of Canadians. pic.twitter.com/AE2nSsx5Nu

— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) January 7, 2025

living expenses

Under Prime Minister Trudeau, Canada’s cost of living crisis has only worsened, with prices for housing and basic goods soaring.

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. The proportion of Canadian households struggling to make ends meet increased from 21.9% in 2018 to 30.9% in 2022. According to According to a survey released in September by Statistics Canada,

Since Prime Minister Trudeau took power in 2015, Canada’s consumer price index has increased by 30% through 2023. According to To Statistics Canada. Additionally, Canadian food prices are expected to increase by an additional 3-5% in 2025. According to In a report from Dalhousie University.

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.

freedom of speech and censorship

Prime Minister Trudeau also worked to introduce censorship and hate speech laws in Canada.

prime minister trudeau corroborated Bill C-16 in 2016 would have added gender identity as a class protected from “discrimination”. According to on the bill. Clinical psychologist and public intellectual Jordan Peterson famously opposed the bill, saying he and many other critics would force Canadians to use their preferred pronouns. He argued that it would be.

“I don’t allow other people the right to decide what pronouns I use to address them. I don’t do that,” Peterson said at the time. “The issue of pronouns is simple. I don’t speak the language of ideologues because it makes you a puppet of their ideology.”

Prime Minister Trudeau also supported legislation introduced in March 2024 that would make it a crime to spread content online that “incites hatred,” “incites violence,” or “violent extremism or terrorism.” . According to Go to the outline of the bill. Poilievre, a member of Trudeau’s main opposition party, said the law was a violation of “freedom of expression” and that the government should not define what online hate speech is. According to To CBC in February 2024.

immigration

Prime Minister Trudeau has also kept the country’s borders wide open to immigrants during his time in office.

The Liberal Party has championed increased immigration into the country since coming to power in 2015. According to Prime Minister Trudeau joined the platform during his first year as prime minister. From 2016 to 2021, Canada welcomed 820,675 immigrants, most of them Indian immigrants. According to To Statistics Canada.

Statistics Canada says most immigrants come for economic reasons, with the second most common reason being sponsored by family members already in Canada. From 2017 to 2018, Canada spent approximately $270 million in tax dollars on illegal immigration.

Prime Minister Trudeau’s office did not immediately respond to DCNF’s request for comment.

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