Canada's Justin Trudeau announces plan to quit as party leader and prime minister
Update: 2025-01-07
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Canadian prime minister has confirmed he is stepping down as head of the Liberal Party of Canada. Speaking to reporters in Ottawa, Justin Trudeau said he will stay on until the party can appoint his replacement. “I intend to resign as party leader, as prime minister, after the party selects its next leader through a robust nationwide competitive process,” Trudeau said. Calls for him to step aside have grown since December, when one of Trudeau’s closest cabinet allies, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, resigned after she pushed back against his proposals for more spending. Trudeau also told reporters that he received approval from the governor general – the representative of the British Crown in Canada – to prorogue Parliament until March 24. That means that parliamentary activities will be suspended.
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