Canada's radical left Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed on Wednesday that he will not run for Parliament during the election period, effectively ending his career in public office in the short term.
Prime Minister Trudeau announced on January 6 that he would step down as prime minister in the coming months, freezing Parliament through a process known as “prorogation of Parliament,” which does not displace sitting members but prevents it from convening and enacting legislation. Prime Minister Trudeau received approval to prorogue parliament until late March to allow the Liberals to find his replacement.
Canada is scheduled to hold a general election by October of this year, which should result in the appointment of a new prime minister. The Liberal Party faces growing public disapproval due to Trudeau's poor leadership on a number of issues, including health care, housing, immigration and, most recently, responding to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's threat to impose tariffs. I am doing it.
a public opinion poll According to a paper published by Ipsos shortly after Prime Minister Trudeau announced his resignation, more than 80% of Canadians supported the end of Prime Minister Trudeau's premiership, while only 20% of respondents supported the Liberal Party in the next election. In contrast, 46% supported the main opposition party, the Conservative Party. . With Mr. Trudeau personally at the center of much of the party's opposition, Conservative leader Pierre Poièvre has made Mr. Trudeau a cornerstone of his campaign, ensuring that whoever takes over as Liberal leader will win the election. insisted that its rivals remain the same. In terms of policy, it's Prime Minister Trudeau.
In a sign that the Liberals are putting their loathing behind Trudeau behind them and are looking to voters, the prime minister confirmed Wednesday that he will not remain in parliament after stepping down from the top job and leaving his seat in Papineau, Quebec. did. open.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters Wednesday at a meeting of Canada's equivalent of U.S. governors that he doesn't know what he will do after he leaves parliament or whether he will continue working in politics.
Prime Minister Trudeau: “It is my personal decision not to run in the next election.'' claimed. “As for what I'm going to do next, to be honest, I haven't had much time to think about it. I'm completely focused on doing the job that Canadians chose me to do at a very important time. ”
Prime Minister Trudeau claimed he was too busy preparing for President-elect Trump's inauguration, scheduled for Monday, to plan for his own future.
“The U.S. inauguration and the weeks that follow are extremely important for Canadians, and we, as a team, are fully focused on them,” Prime Minister Trudeau concluded.
prime minister trudeau entered He became a member of the Canadian Parliament in 2008 and quickly rose through the ranks, becoming leader of the Liberal Party in 2013. He became prime minister in 2015 when the Liberal Party won a majority in parliament, and has held the position for nearly 10 years. His term in Congress is expected to end when the next election cycle takes place.
October is the deadline for a new election, but the voting date has not yet been set. Conservatives have pointed to polls showing Canadians want Trudeau to step down as soon as possible and have called for new elections to be held at the end of 2024. However, since Prime Minister Trudeau's premiership depended on a coalition with the far-left New Democratic Party (NDP), the NDP also had to agree to dissolve Parliament for a snap election; This was refused.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh had said he would move for a no-confidence vote to remove Trudeau from office on January 27, but that promise was invalidated by Trudeau's resignation and the prorogation of parliament. Mr. Singh expressed support for prorogating Parliament, but the timing drew ridicule from some quarters to secure Mr. Singh's parliamentary pension. But both the NDP and Conservatives expect a general election to be held in the spring, after the Liberals choose their leader.
In his first speech, Prime Minister Trudeau blamed his resignation on infighting within the Liberal Party, which he said had hindered policy implementation. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, one of Trudeau's longtime aides, resigned herself shortly before announcing her resignation, saying Trudeau's friendly response to Trump's tariff threats was not protecting Canadians. He published a scathing letter denouncing that enough is enough.
Freeland is currently considered the front-runner to replace Trudeau, but has not yet formally announced his candidacy for Liberal Party leadership. Her main rival is expected to be former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney, who is expected to officially take over. announce His candidacy was announced Thursday, according to the Canadian Press. Candidates have until January 23 to run for Liberal leadership and must pay $350,000 for the privilege. The election will be held on March 9th.
In his address to voters, Poiivre argued that party leaders are irrelevant because everyone agrees to implement radical left-wing policies.
In response to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's resignation, Poièvre said: “Every Liberal member currently in power, and every potential Liberal leadership candidate vying for the top job, is committed to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's overthrow of the country.'' Trudeau's resignation,” he said in response to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's resignation.
“In the next election, I'm running against Justin Trudeau. Whether his name is Justin Trudeau or Chrystia Freeland or 'Carbon Tax' Carney. Even if it is “tax”, [Christy] Clark, they’re all going to be Justin Trudeau,” he repeated later that week.
