Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, once a celebrated progressive icon, is now facing calls for his resignation amid declining popularity and public frustration over economic issues, immigration, and his handling of the relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump. Recent polls indicate a low likelihood of his Liberal Party winning the next election, scheduled for October 2025. Growing discontent led to the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, who accused Trudeau of prioritizing political tactics over confronting Trump directly.
By Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times Canada 's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to donors during the Laurier Club Holiday Party at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Quebec, on Dec. 16, 2024.
Freeland’s resignation, part of a recent exodus of Cabinet members, has thrown Trudeau’s government into disarray and prompted fresh demands from members of his caucus and other allied parties that he step down. “Everything that seemed bright and refreshing about Trudeau in 2015 now looks old and tired,” Bratt said.
After Trump banned travel to the U.S. from several Muslim-majority countries in 2017, Trudeau announced that Canada’s doors were open. An influx of temporary workers, international students and refugees helped push the country’s population from 38 million to 41 million in three years. Critics say it has increased existing competition for housing, healthcare and education.The incoming U.S. leader announced that on his first day in office he planned to levy a 25% tariff on goods from Canada and Mexico unless the countries curbed the flow of undocumented migrants and drugs into the United States.
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