Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that he is stepping down as the country's Liberal Party leader.
There have been growing calls for his resignation, with the Liberals lagging behind the Conservatives in opinion polls and internal battles raging over his handling of President-elect Donald Trump."I intend to resign as party leader, as prime minister, after the party selects its next leader through a robust, nationwide competitive process," Trudeau told reporters in Ottawa."Last night, I asked the president of the Liberal Party to begin that process.
“For the past number of weeks, you and I have found ourselves at odds about the best path forward for Canada,” Freeland said in her resignation letter, adding that the country can “ill afford” Trump's tariff threats.During his remarks, Trudeau said he was elected to fight for the middle class, which is what his administration has done.
Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weekly “On January 20th, as one of my many first Executive Orders, I will sign all necessary documents to charge Mexico and Canada a 25% Tariff on ALL products coming into the United States, and its ridiculous Open Borders,” he said in a at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, later writing in a post on X: “Thanks for dinner last night, President Trump. I look forward to the work we can do together, again.
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