In power since 2015, the head of the Canadian government is criticized for inflation and the housing crisis, and put under pressure by Donald Trump. He could announce his resignation as early as Monday, January 6, according to the newspapers “The Globe and Mail” and “The Toronto Star”.
Trudeau out? Under pressure within his liberal party, the Canadian Prime Minister, facing the most serious political crisis since coming to power nine years ago, could resign as early as Monday, January 6, according to several media outlets in the country. According to the newspapers The Globe and Mail et The Toronto Starsources within the Liberal party expect Justin Trudeau to step down ahead of a national meeting of his party scheduled for Wednesday. The formalization could take place in the next 24 hours, these sources told the two newspapers, while the Prime Minister’s office refused to comment on this information.
Such an announcement from the head of state, now aged 53, would come, in any case, a few months before the next legislative elections which must be held by the end of October.
After nine years in power, Justin Trudeau’s popularity has significantly weakened in recent months. His government barely survived a series of votes of no confidence while his detractors called for his resignation. Chaos has reigned in the capital Ottawa since the surprise resignation in December of Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, amid disagreements with Justin Trudeau over how to manage the looming economic war with the United States. Donald Trump’s statements in recent weeks have aggravated the Canadian political crisis and caused a shock wave. The country is seeking a solution to the threats of Donald Trump, who promised to impose 25% customs duties on Canada and Mexico upon his return to power in January.
To avoid a trade war, Justin Trudeau traveled to Florida in November to meet with the President-elect at his Mar-a-Lago property. Without success. Since then, Donald Trump, who will take office as President of the United States on January 20, has dealt humiliating blows to the Canadian Prime Minister on social networks, notably taking pleasure in calling him a “governor” of Canada, as if it were an American state.
-Low popularity rating
After nearly a decade in power, Justin Trudeau today suffers from low popularity ratings. He is seen as primarily responsible for the high inflation hitting the country and the housing and public services crisis. Upon his arrival in 2015, the whole world observed with interest, even admiration, the first steps in power of this young multilateralist leader who proclaimed that “Canada is back” on the international scene.
Eldest son of the charismatic Pierre Elliott Trudeau, former Prime Minister who died in 2000, Justin Trudeau searched for his path for a long time: amateur boxer, snowboard instructor, English and French teacher… He finally followed in his father’s footsteps and entered politics late in 2007, before being elected deputy for Montreal in 2008 then leader of a liberal party in tatters in 2013. Prime minister, he made Canada the second country in world to legalize cannabis, introduced medical assistance in dying, a carbon tax, launched a public inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women and will sign a modernized version of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) .
If Justin Trudeau’s resignation seems imminent, one last question remains: will the fifty-year-old remain the interim leader of his party or will he immediately leave this position and political life.
