Justin Trudeau is expected to announce his resignation as Canada's Prime Minister as early as today after dwindling support within his own party.
The 53-year-old Liberal Party leader has not made a final decision, but sources familiar with his thinking told reporters that discussions about his departure are underway.
The news comes after his former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigned last month, warning of a "coming tariff war" with the US under Donald Trump's incoming administration.
Trudeau, who has been Canadian Prime Minister since 2015, is expected to make the announcement before a crucial national caucus meeting on Wednesday.
The sources, who were not authorised to discuss internal party matters, indicated that Trudeau wants to announce his decision before meeting the Liberal caucus to avoid appearing forced out by his own party members.
The Prime Minister's Office has not commented on the reports, though Trudeau's official schedule for Monday shows him participating virtually in a Canada-US relations cabinet meeting.
In her resignation letter, Freeland stated she and Trudeau had been "at odds about the best path forward for Canada" in recent weeks.
"Our country is facing a grave challenge", she wrote, emphasising the need to keep "fiscal powder dry" for a potential tariff conflict.
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Trudeau remained mostly quiet about Freeland's resignation as he made a trip to Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.
However, the President-elect went on to mock his counterpart and suggest that he would make Canada a US state. As pressure rose on the PM, Trudeau eventually announced the country would engage in a Trump-style crackdown on immigration.
The country's newly appointed Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc announced last week that the $1.3bn CAD slate of new measures "will secure our border against the flow of illegal drugs and irregular migration."
The new measures will include 24/7 surveillance of the border using "helicopters, drones and mobile surveillance towers", and upgraded detection tools to catch drugs slipping over the border.
The Prime Minister has faced mounting challenges, including a housing crisis, declining per-capita GDP and high inflation.
In late December, New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh announced plans to present a formal motion of no-confidence on January 27.
Trudeau also faced criticism in November after being seen dancing at a Taylor Swift concert during riots in Montreal.
Unlike in British politics, there is no formal mechanism for the Liberal Party to remove Trudeau if he chooses to stay.
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The 53-year-old Liberal Party leader has not made a final decision, but sources familiar with his thinking told reporters that discussions about his departure are underway.
The news comes after his former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigned last month, warning of a "coming tariff war" with the US under Donald Trump's incoming administration.
Trudeau, who has been Canadian Prime Minister since 2015, is expected to make the announcement before a crucial national caucus meeting on Wednesday.
The sources, who were not authorised to discuss internal party matters, indicated that Trudeau wants to announce his decision before meeting the Liberal caucus to avoid appearing forced out by his own party members.
The Prime Minister's Office has not commented on the reports, though Trudeau's official schedule for Monday shows him participating virtually in a Canada-US relations cabinet meeting.
In her resignation letter, Freeland stated she and Trudeau had been "at odds about the best path forward for Canada" in recent weeks.
"Our country is facing a grave challenge", she wrote, emphasising the need to keep "fiscal powder dry" for a potential tariff conflict.
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Trudeau remained mostly quiet about Freeland's resignation as he made a trip to Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.
However, the President-elect went on to mock his counterpart and suggest that he would make Canada a US state. As pressure rose on the PM, Trudeau eventually announced the country would engage in a Trump-style crackdown on immigration.
The country's newly appointed Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc announced last week that the $1.3bn CAD slate of new measures "will secure our border against the flow of illegal drugs and irregular migration."
The new measures will include 24/7 surveillance of the border using "helicopters, drones and mobile surveillance towers", and upgraded detection tools to catch drugs slipping over the border.
The Prime Minister has faced mounting challenges, including a housing crisis, declining per-capita GDP and high inflation.
In late December, New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh announced plans to present a formal motion of no-confidence on January 27.
Trudeau also faced criticism in November after being seen dancing at a Taylor Swift concert during riots in Montreal.
Unlike in British politics, there is no formal mechanism for the Liberal Party to remove Trudeau if he chooses to stay.
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