“Justin Trudeau must announce Monday or Tuesday at the latest that he is ready to pass the torch,” estimated La Presse, a Quebec daily, on the evening of Sunday January 5. The Canadian Prime Minister is in fact expected to resign within the week, according to numerous daily newspapers in the country.
According to the newspapers The Globe and Mail et The Toronto Starsources within the Liberal party even expect him to withdraw ahead of a national meeting of his party scheduled for Wednesday January 8. Under pressure within his liberal party, the head of state is facing one of the most serious political crises since he came to power nine years ago.
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Such an announcement would come a few months before the next legislative elections which must be held by the end of October. So far Justin Trudeau, who had announced his intention to run again, is credited in the polls with more than 20 points behind his conservative rival, Pierre Poilievre. A minority in Parliament, he is weakened by the withdrawal of his left-wing ally and the growing discontent within his own party.
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, in disagreement with Justin Trudeau on how to manage the looming economic war with the United States, resigned in mid-December, leading to the start of political chaos. Since then, the statements of Donald Trump, who notably promised to impose customs duties of 25% on Canada and Mexico upon his return to power in January, have worsened the crisis.
After nearly a decade in power, Justin Trudeau today suffers from low popularity ratings, being seen as responsible for the high inflation hitting the country as well as the housing and public services crisis. If he is often presented as the one who made Canada the second country in the world to legalize cannabis, established medical assistance in dying and a carbon tax, he is also and above all the defender of excessive free trade .
Although showing his wish to improve the government’s relations with indigenous people, he refused to sign the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which specifies that states must consult indigenous peoples when they are affected by projects. impacting their lands and resources.
Finally, despite numerous declarations in favor of ecology, he continues to sign new projects encouraging the production of shale oil and gas. In 2021, six years after taking office, Canada has the worst record among the G7 countries in terms of increasing greenhouse gas emissions since the Paris agreement.
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