Amid rumours that he is leaving his position as head of the ruling Liberal Party and as prime minister of Canada after nine years, Justin Trudeau addressed a news conference.
Before beginning his remarks, he said to the reporters who were waiting, “So I thought it would be fun to do this again…”
After the party chooses its new leader, Trudeau said that he would step down as leader after making lengthy choices with his family.
The parliament will now be prorogued until March, he said, adding that he would always be driven by what is best for Canadians. After his finance minister Chrystia Freeland resigned last month,
Citing policy differences including how to handle Donald Trump’s threat to impose US tariffs on Canadian exports, media sources had indicated his departure was imminent.
