JUST IN: Trudeau To Resign As Early As Monday

What began as a promising and progressive career for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is nearing its ignominious end, which may come as soon as Monday.

According to allies close to the Liberal Party leader, Trudeau is preparing to resign his post this week and may do so as soon as Monday, according to a new report from the Globe and Mail. The decision is expected to come before the party holds its first caucus of the year on Wednesday, giving fellow Liberals an opportunity to anoint Trudeau’s successor. After suffering years of deep dissatisfaction with Trudeau, the party faces stiff headwinds heading into the country’s elections later this year. Sources of the news remained anonymous, telling the outlet they were not authorized to discuss internal party matters.

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A resignation avoids the embarrassment of being challenged for the prime minister post by another Liberal Party member, one source said. Another stated that it remains undecided whether Trudeau would keep his job until the party could appoint a successor or if he would resign immediately, stepping out of the spotlight as he tries to minimize the damage his unpopularity is doing to Liberal Party priorities.

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The Daily Beast notes that pressure on Trudeau to change course ramped up following the resignation of Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland last month. In her parting letter, Freeland cited Trudeau’s “spending gimmicks” and lack of initiative in dealing with President-elect Donald Trump, a sign that the Republican’s mocking of his northern neighbor has taken a toll. “We need to take [Trump’s tariff] threat extremely seriously. That means keeping our fiscal powder dry today, so we have the reserves we may need for a coming tariff war,” Freeland wrote to Trudeau in a resignation letter she made public. “That means eschewing costly political gimmicks, which we can ill afford and which make Canadians doubt that we recognize the gravity of the moment.”

In a bid to make amends with Trump, Trudeau traveled to Mar-a-Lago in December for a meeting where the two discussed Trump’s desire to see Canada crack down on illegal crossings and the flow of fentanyl into the U.S. During the meeting, Trump reportedly joked about Canada’s need to benefit from a lopsided trade relationship by an estimated $100 billion. After Trudeau told Trump that his planned tariff on Canadian imports would “kill” the economy, Trump asked him why Canada should remain an independent nation if it needed to “rip off” the U.S. to stay afloat. He then suggested Canada could become the 51st state and Trudeau its governor, a quip which caused Trudeau and others to laugh nervously, according to those present.

Canada’s elections, set to take place in October, will occur against the backdrop of an economy in recession and surging immigration, which, although initially welcomed by Trudeau, the prime minister has stemmed following months of outrage. Freeland is among other Liberal Party members being floated as successors to Trudeau, as well as cabinet member Dominic LeBlanc or Mark Carney, the former Governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England. Conservatives are rallying behind Pierre Poilievre, who has served as Trudeau’s opposition leader since 2022.

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