Justin Trudeau, the Prime Minister of Canada, has just announced his resignation after 10 years in power. Trudeau is specifically resigning from the leader of Canada’s Liberal Party, and now the race is on to choose a new Prime Minister. According to AP News as of January 6th, Parliament was set to meet up again on January 27th, but due to the resignation, they will now meet on March 24th, this will allow for the Liberal Party to rapidly conduct leadership elections in one of Canada’s most troubling periods.
Under Prime Minister Trudeau’s leadership, it has seen a rise in inflation, prices for goods, and prices for homes, much to the dismay of both the left and right. This has seen his party and administration become unpopular among much of the Canadian populace.
Not only that but after the election victory by Donald Trump in the United States, he has promised to do a 25% tariff on all goods coming from Canada. Considering that Canada practically relies on the United States economy for everything, it’s safe to say the entirety of Canada’s leadership is panicking.
If anything, this has led to the 4 opposing parties, the Conservative Party, Bloc Québécois, New Democratic Party, and the Green Party all trying to take down the Liberal Party when they meet up on March 24th, mainly by proposing a no-confidence vote for whoever the next Prime Minister is.
So if the 4 opposing parties keep themselves united against the Liberal Party, and the Liberal Party fails to court any of the left-leaning parties in Parliament, then it could be very possible to see the return of the Conservative Party and Pierre Poilievre, as Prime Minister of Canada.
In any case of political victory, if the Liberals win, then it’s likely they won’t adhere to Trump’s policies and try doubling down on their policies popular with their left-leaning voter base, which will see Trump implement the Taxes and essentially nuke the Canadian economy, but it could give them grounds to try and separate from the US economy.
However if the Conservatives win, there’s a large likelihood that Poilievre goes along with US rhetoric and saves Canada from the Trump tariffs, something most Canadians want to avoid.
As always, it’s necessary to ask what people think of the situation. When asked their takes were, Braydon Sloboda in the 11th grade said “he resigned, cause he people weren’t happy with his policies” and Bryan Huang in the 11th grade said “When your old you must go” I responded with “he’s like 50” and he responded with “that’s pretty old for a president” He’s a Prime Minister, but whatever.
In conclusion, what can be learned from Trudeau’s resignation, is that maybe relying on one economy (The US economy) might not be the brightest idea ever conjured up, since if the USA does bad, then so does Canada, as we can currently see.
