The Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau who has been facing a lot of pressure from both within his party and by the Opposition, will be resigning from his position this week, according to the media reports. On Wednesday, a key national caucus meeting is scheduled to take place and the reports suggest that Trudeau is expected to resign before this meeting.
According to the media reports, the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce as early as Monday that he will resign as Liberal Party Leader. Trudeau may resign from his position have been circulating for a while now amid pressure from both the members of his own party and the Opposition. Problems for Trudeau heightened after the opposition party that backed his government for years announced it will vote no confidence in the government when Parliament resumes.
Parliament is now shut for the holidays until late next month, but the leftist New Democratic Party stated it would trigger a vote of no confidence in Trudeau following lawmakers reconvene on January 27. Because Trudeau’s Liberals don’t hold an outright majority in Parliament, they have for years depended on the support of the NDP to pass legislation and stay in power.
During the course of the last month, several MPs have demanded Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation. NDP leader Jagmeet Singh called on Trudeau to resign and he made clear that the NDP will vote to bring down the government. Singh said in letter released just before the Cabinet shuffle, “No matter who is leading the Liberal Party, this government’s time is up. We will put forward a clear motion of non-confidence in the next sitting of the House of Commons”.
In another video, 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.”
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