Jagmeet Singh, a former ally of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and a leader of New Democratic Party (NDP), has called for Trudeau’s resignation amid growing pressure. Singh believes that Justin Trudeau is not fighting for the people and instead, the Liberals are fighting amongst themselves.
In a video he shared on ‘X’ (formerly known as Twitter), Jagmeet Singh said, “I am calling on Justin Trudeau to resign, he has to go. Right now, Canadians are struggling with the cost of living – I hear it everywhere I go. People cannot find a home that they can afford, they can’t buy their groceries and on top of that, we have Trump threatening tariffs at 25% which puts hundreds and thousands of Canadian jobs at risk.”
He further said, “And instead of focusing on these issues, Justin Trudeau and the Liberals are focused on themselves. They’re fighting themselves instead of fighting for Canadians. For that reason, today I’m calling on Justin Trudeau to resign. He has to go.”
Jagmeet Singh’s statement comes amid the sudden resignation of Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s Finance Minister, putting more pressure on Justin Trudeau to keep his party and MPs together. Freeland, who held the Finance Minister post since 2020, announced her resignation through a morning social media post. Her exit came just hours before she was to present Canada’s fiscal and economic update, throwing government operations into chaos.
In her resignation letter, Freeland took aim at Trudeau’s fiscal policies, warning against spending and urging a stronger focus on the economic challenges ahead. “Our country today faces a grave challenge,” she wrote. “We need to take that threat extremely seriously. That means keeping our fiscal powder dry today, so we have the reserves we may need for a coming tariff war. That means eschewing costly political gimmicks, which we can ill afford and which make Canadians doubt that we recognize the gravity of the moment.”
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