Justin Trudeau resigns as Canadian prime minister

CANADA– Canadian Prime Minister  Justin Trudeau resigned from his position as the leader of the Liberal Party on Monday.

Trudeau will serve as prime minister until March 24. He will then be replaced by a new Liberal Party leader.

The Canadian Parliament was supposed to begin its new session of 2025 on Jan. 27, but Trudeau said Monday he asked the governor general to extend and not start a new session of Parliament until March 24.

Trump has proposed new tariffs on imports from Canada — the United States’ third largest supplier of agricultural products, according to the Department of Agriculture as well as China and Mexico.

Trump on Monday said Trudeau resigned, in part, because of the tariffs.

“Many people in Canada LOVE being the 51st State. The United States can no longer suffer the massive Trade Deficits and Subsidies that Canada needs to stay afloat. Justin Trudeau knew this, and resigned,” Trump wrote on social media.