January 7, 2025
Canadian Prime Minister has stepped down which is both good and bad for Canadians
Yesterday, amid the majority of Canadians – including those within his own cabinet – demanding that the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau step down and away from his role as the nations head and leader of the Liberal party, he finally did just that.
While his popularity has plummeted in recent times, due to a large number of failures, it seemed as if Trudeau still believed he was doing what was best for the nation his served, although he was in the absolute minority that held that sentiment.
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After weeks of intensified calls from his own Liberal MPs, as well as rival political parties calling for the same, while average everyday Canadians waived flags in the streets, all towards the same goal of having Justin Trudeau vacate his position – he finally has.
Trudeau, in a press release, blamed the infighting in his own party as the reason for his decision but failed to allude to the fact that the fighting was indeed caused by himself and his increasingly puzzling choices and decisions. His lack of a plan and the lack of response to American President-elect Donald Trump and his proposed boarder tariffs, where a 25% tariff on Canadian goods envisioned by Trump would be disastrous to an already feeble Canadian economy – one that Trudeau has run into the ground – lead to uproar across the nation.
Trump has continued to mock Trudeau since the then Canadian Prime Minister flew himself out to meet Trump at his Florida Mar-a-Lago estate, calling Trudeau the “governor” of the “Great State of Canada” and stating that Canada should merge with the United States as the 51st state. All this before Trump takes over the reigns from outgoing President Joe Biden and truly has a chance to take pot shots at Canada’s leadership.
Trudeau isn’t leaving just yet, though.
Trudeau will remain at his post until a replacement is agreed upon from within his government – a process that could take time and further delay the release of certain information that lead to the resignation of another very unpopular Canadian politician, Chrystia Freeland, on December 16th, right before the Christmas break – on the day, in fact, that the Freeland was scheduled to present the fall economic statement before the House of Commons and less than an hour before a lock up of journalists for an embargoed reading of the document was due to begin.
Replacing Freeland alone seemed to cause a raucous in the caucus, as nobody from within the House of Commons seemed to want to stand up and accept the position, knowing the state of affairs that person would be stepping into. Trudeau had planned to have Mark Carney assume that role.
Ironically, although perhaps not funny to most Canadians, is that Freeland is one of two head candidates to take over from Justin Trudeau – with the second option being someone that is equally disliked from coast to coast – Mark Carney. Both Freeland and Carney as Prime Minister would offer very little change, as the pair have been front and center in Trudeau’s decline in popularity, hold the same ideologies that have made Trudeau so unpopular – and would just further guide this sinking ship towards its watery grave.
With Freeland or Carney at the helm; the Liberal party might as well have kept Trudeau in charge.
Canada, as a nation, has been struggling since Trudeau’s carbon tax became law – something that both Freeland and especially Carney has been vocally in support of since its insertion. As a result, Canadians are facing a coast to coast crisis trying to house and feed themselves which is a direct result and product of this carbon tax. One, by the way, that the Liberal government were planning to increase, further heaping onto the struggles Canadians are already facing.
While the nation might feel a sense of relief that Just Trudeau has finally agreed to step away – it is merely a smokescreen to hide how unpopular the Liberal government has become, to the point that the party believes that with an election on the cusp – hopefully sooner that the planned October date, that a fresh face at the front of the wolfpack might give them a better chance of re-election as Trudeau’s popularity plummets to never before seen levels.
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Trudeau stepping aside is but smoke and mirrors so that his head honchos might continue his legacy, at the detriment of Canadians. The Liberals, like most Canadians, know that their party is in dire straits and the polls continue to show that defeat is all but certain. Removing Trudeau as the face of the party is but an attempt to win back those that have turned their backs on nine years of false promises, lies and deceit, while the Liberal party has put the average Canadian in line for food banks and exchanged their homes for a tent under a train bridge.
Justin Trudeau leaves office as the least popular politician in Canadian history – and that is saying something. We’ve had some doozies.
