Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on the brink of resigning as his liberal government crumbles around him, according to CTV News.
Trudeau, 52, is 'considering his options as leader', sources have told the broadcaster, while his Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland revealed she will quit.
Freeland quit on Monday after clashing with Trudeau on issues including how to handle possible U.S. tariffs, dealing a huge blow to an already unpopular government.
In a stinging resignation letter, Freeland dismissed Trudeau's push for increased spending as a political gimmick that could hurt Ottawa's ability to deal with the 25 percent import tariffs U.S. President-elect Donald Trump says he will impose.
The resignation by Freeland, 56, who also served as deputy prime minister, is one of the biggest crises Trudeau has faced since taking power in November 2015.
It also leaves him without a key ally when he is on track to lose the next election to the official opposition Conservatives.
Trudeau quickly came under pressure to go from the New Democrats, the smaller opposition party which earlier this year pulled its unconditional support of the minority Liberal government but has continued to back the prime minister on some legislation through parliament.
'I'm calling on Justin Trudeau to resign.
He has to go,' party leader Jagmeet Singh told reporters, the first time he has unequivocally called on the prime minister to quit.
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Trump's threatened tariff if Canada can't secure the U.S./Canada border will be the top culprit. If Trudeau goes down, it will lead to elections where the conservatives are overwhelmingly favored to win.
MAGA doesn't just make America better. Everyone is better off when America stops being a doormat for the world.
Long overdue! Trudeau needs to step down asap and give Canadians a chance at a better life…everything! The corruption is overwhelming with these current administrations, on both sides of the northern border.
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Budget numbers don’t inspire this kind of mass exodus unless they reveal something catastrophic. If Trudeau follows suit, it won’t be an act of accountability—it’ll be the ultimate attempt to evade responsibility for what’s coming.
Lots of questions for the Liberals at the moment, but really, people should be turning to Jagmeet Singh. How can the NDP keep saying they support Trudeau with a straight face? His own Ministers are walking away. The government is in chaos.
Man, if Trump's like, "Canada, fix your border or else," and Trudeau's government ends up biting the dust, its like watching the MAGA train just keep on rolling. Shows you when America stands up, we dont just make our own house better, we start fixing others too. Its about time
LESS THAN a week ago, Justin Trudeau scolded Americans because we "voted for a second time to not elect [America's] first woman president."
TODAY: Trudeau's female Finance Minister resigned because Justin tried to fire her for disagreeing with him.
Classic Woke narcissism.
For the sake of all those poor Canadians struggling with Trudeau's tyrrany, I sincerely hope so.
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