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Great White North
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resigns
2025-01-06
[DAILYMAIL.CO.UK] Justin Trudeau
...hereditary prime minister of the Great White North...
resigned as the Canadian Prime Minister on Monday to cap off a spectacular fall from grace just days before Donald Trump
...dictatorial for repealing some (but not all) of the diktats of his predecessor, misogynistic because he likes pretty girls, homophobic because he doesn't think gender bending should be mandatory, truly a man for all seasons...
enters office.

The move came after weeks of pressure from his colleagues in Canada's Liberal Party amid a significant, and growing, rift over how to handle relations with Trump in his second term.

Trump announced on social media after his reelection a plan to introduce a 25 percent tariff on goods from Canada, which led Trudeau into a frenzy to try and clean-up his relationship with the U.S. president-elect before he is sworn into office later this month.

The day after unveiling the idea, Trudeau, 53, immediately flew down to Mar-a-Lago to do damage control.

During that meeting, reports emerged detailing how Trudeau pleaded with Trump not to impose the tariffs and claimed it would kill Canada's economy.

To this, Trump suggested that the northern neighbors could become America's 51st state, and in following weeks mocked the Canadian leader by calling him Governor Trudeau.

The reason Trump wants to impose tariffs on Canada is to pressure Ottawa to do more to secure the border and stop leaking illegal immigrants colonists into the U.S.
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#14  Poilievre, 45, has a 92 percent chance of becoming Canada's next prime minister in October's elections, according to Polymarket. Daily Mail
Posted by: JohnQC   2025-01-06 23:11  

#13  Totally busted as a child enthusiast.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2025-01-06 19:40  

#12  its about time.
Posted by: 49 Pan   2025-01-06 19:19  

#11  The Bee of course - Trudeau To Be Humanely Euthanized
Posted by: Procopius2k   2025-01-06 18:41  

#10  Trudeau is being forced out by his own party. He will step down from PM as soon as his party picks a replacement. No one likes him. He has no friends.
Posted by: Difar Dave   2025-01-06 17:55  

#9  I don't want the US taking over Canada at the moment. I keep seeing my late former Canadian former secretary saying something like "Every time I get out, they pull me back in..."
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2025-01-06 16:28  

#8  Y'all don't have the Trudeau/Castro Jr. in Blackface with the cute chicks pic on file?

This article has it, showing it's Good to be the King Jr., even if it's bad for everyone else.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2025-01-06 16:27  

#7  I read that he has to hold the election by some time in October, though he can bring it forward. So it’s conceivable that he’ll delay as long as possible in the hope of a change in voter sentiment — he was elected three times in a row, after all, even if the last one left his party without a majority, if I understand correctly.
Posted by: trailing wife   2025-01-06 16:11  

#6  Somehow I don't hold optimism for Canada
Posted by: DarthVader   2025-01-06 16:03  

#5  I read where his resignation timing allows him to hold on until mid March. Parliamentary rules. He's still gaming the system.
Posted by: BrerRabbit   2025-01-06 15:47  

#4  Trudeau seemed to be a part of "The race to the bottom" crowd, a concept which permeates a lot of governments.
Posted by: JohnQC   2025-01-06 15:15  

#3  He should have been gone long ago. Hopefully, the next PM will be better. I am hoping that Freeland is damaged as well.
Posted by: Super Hose   2025-01-06 14:19  

#2  Maybe he can visit his father's grave.
Posted by: Rambler   2025-01-06 12:27  

#1  I hear Havana is warm, dark, and quiet right now
Posted by: Frank G   2025-01-06 12:10  

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