Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, under pressure for weeks, could announce his resignation in the coming days, several local media report. According to internal sources in his party, the announcement could even come before Wednesday.
The end of an era. After almost ten years in power, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could experience his last moments at the head of his country this week, The Globe and Mail newspaper announced this Sunday. According to the daily, the announcement would be made ahead of a national meeting of his party scheduled for Wednesday.
Although he had announced his intention to run again, Justin Trudeau is facing the most serious political crisis since he came to power nine years ago. Minority in Parliament, weakened by the withdrawal of his left-wing ally and the growing discontent within his own party, the Prime Minister is credited in the polls with more than 20 points behind his conservative rival, Pierre Poilievre. His departure would leave the party without a leader a few months before the next legislative elections which must be held by the end of October.
Economic war with Donald Trump
If this potential resignation may be surprising, in reality, chaos has reigned in Canada since the surprise resignation of Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, who disagreed with Justin Trudeau on how to manage the economic war that is looming with the States. -United. Donald Trump’s statements in recent weeks have in fact 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.
Justin Trudeau also went to Florida in November to meet him at his Mar-a-Lago property in order to avoid a trade war. But since then, Donald Trump, who will take office as President of the United States on January 20, has dealt humiliating blows to Justin Trudeau on social networks, repeatedly calling him “governor” of Canada.
After nearly a decade in power, Justin Trudeau’s popularity has waned in recent months as his government narrowly survived a series of votes of no confidence and his critics called for his resignation. He is also seen as responsible for the high inflation in the country and the housing and public services crisis.
A rich record
Upon his arrival in 201, the whole world observed with interest the first steps in power of this multilateralist leader, aged 43, who proclaimed that Canada was “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 the footsteps of his father and entered politics late, in 2007, then was elected MP for Montreal in 2008 before becoming leader of a liberal party in tatters in 2013.
Prime Minister, he made Canada the second country in the 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).
