Canadian PM Expected to Resign as Economy Hits Rock Bottom

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to resign this week after nine years of policies that have left America’s northern neighbor in economic shambles.

Three high-level sources have confirmed to the Globe and Mail that Trudeau’s resignation is imminent, with the Liberal Party leader expected to step down ahead of Wednesday’s national caucus gathering and possible even today.

Trudeau took office in 2015 promising a new era of progressive politics but leaves behind a country gasping for air. Canada faces severe housing shortages, declining per-capita GDP, and persistent inflation that has eroded public confidence in his leadership. Shockingly, just 28 percent of Canadians support his leadership, compared to 68 percent who believe he single-handedly tore down the country.

His political control started crumbling in September when he narrowly survived a no-confidence vote pushed by the Conservative Party. Then in mid-December, Trudeau was dealt a severe blow when close ally Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigned from his cabinet.

In her resignation letter, Freeland wrote that she and the prime minister found themselves “at odds about the best path forward for Canada” and warned of the need to preserve “fiscal powder” for a potential tariff war with the incoming U.S. Trump administration.

Trudeau’s stance on the Gaza war has proven particularly contentious in his final months. While maintaining Canada’s official position classifying Hamas as a terrorist organization and condemning the October 7 massacre, Trudeau sparked international backlash in November by suggesting he would have Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrested on Canadian soil.

If for some reason he doesn’t resign, former ally New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh plans to present a formal motion of no-confidence on January 27.

“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,” Singh wrote last month to his constituents. “That’s why the NDP will vote to bring this government down, and give Canadians a chance to vote for a government who will work for them.” (JBN)

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