Justin Trudeau intends to resign as Liberal Party leader.
Trudeau wants liberals to back his replacement because Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre’s has a dark vision for Canada.
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Trudeau justifying shutting down the government to calm down the temperature and polarization.
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From my Canadian friend: He’s effectively shut down government until March and then will slow rollout a leadership race that will push the election out as long as possible.
That means the election likely won’t happen until October.
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Trudeau told reporters he decided to step down now because it’s become clear that he would not be leader due to internal party conflicts that he cannot be the one to carry the liberal standard into the next election.
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Trudeau said the session of parliament will be prorogued (discontinue the session) until March 26.
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What happens next? According to a friend in Canada, the Liberal Party might appoint an interim prime minister while they hold a leadership vote.
The next election does not have a set date but can be called any time before the end of this government’s four-year term, which would be October.
A no-confidence vote will do it, meaning a majority of House members vote in the House of Commons against the government. That would trigger an election.
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