How is Trump involved?
The US president-elect’s “America first” economic nationalism includes a threat of 25% tariffs on Canada.
Freeland has warned that Canada, which is the US’s biggest trade partner, needed to take that threat “extremely seriously”.
Trump has mocked Trudeau by calling him a “governor”, not prime minister, of the “great state of Canada”, suggesting it is a US state and not a sovereign country.
However, Freeland’s pointed comments on Trudeau’s ability to deal with Trump may be part of a more domestic play for power. She had been tipped as a successor to run the Liberal party if Trudeau were to step down.
Canada's Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre says 'nothing has changed'
Pierre Poilievre, the leader of the Conservative party, said “nothing has changed” after Justin Trudeau’s announcement that he plans to step down as leader of the Liberal party.
In a post on X, Poilievre wrote:
Every Liberal MP and Leadership contender supported EVERYTHING Trudeau did for 9 years, and now they want to trick voters by swapping in another Liberal face to keep ripping off Canadians for another 4 years, just like Justin.
He says the only way to “fix what Liberals broke” is a carbon tax election to elect Conservatives “who will bring home Canada’s promise”.
Trump says Canada should become America's '51st state'
President-elect Donald Trump has reacted to Justin Trudeau’s announcement by suggesting that Canada should become the US’s “51st state”.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump claimed Trudeau resigned because Canada relies on subsidies from the US to stay afloat. He wrote:
If Canada merged with the U.S., there would be no Tariffs, taxes would go way down, and they would be TOTALLY SECURE from the threat of the Russian and Chinese Ships that are constantly surrounding them. Together, what a great Nation it would be!!!
Justin Trudeau had no choice but to step aside, a political analyst told Associated Press.
“Most of his caucus wanted him gone,” said Nelson Wiseman, professor emeritus at the University of Toronto. Trudeau’s resignation had an inevitability about it since the party lost by-elections in Toronto and Montreal strongholds, beginning in the summer.
Process of selecting Trudeau's successor to begin this week
Sachit Mehra, the president of the Liberal party, said its national board will meet this week to begin the process of selecting a new party leader to succeed Justin Trudeau.
In a statement on X, Mehra said Liberals across the country are “immensely grateful” to Trudeau for more than a decade of leadership.
Trudeau “rebuilt our Party, making it the most open and inclusive moment in Canadian politics,” he wrote, adding: We thank him for his service to Canada, and we look forward to his continued leadership until a new leader is chosen."
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