It’s been a nightmare for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for a couple of weeks. After nine years of his liberal leadership, Canada has descended into complete chaos.

Now, Trudeau’s writing may finally be on the wall. He’s dodged scandal after scandal over the years, even managing to survive images of him wearing blackface surfacing. Given how woke Trudeau and his party are, overcoming that controversy was no easy task.

Unfortunately for Trudeau, however, it doesn’t look like he’s going to be able to wiggle his way out of this one. Indeed, it seems that Trudeau’s days of power and relevancy are numbered.

From Daily Mail:
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on the brink of resigning as his liberal government crumbles around him, according to CTV News.

Trudeau, 52, is ‘considering his options as leader’, sources have told the broadcaster, while his Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland revealed she will quit. Freeland quit on Monday after clashing with Trudeau on issues including how to handle possible U.S. tariffs, dealing a huge blow to an already unpopular government.

In a stinging resignation letter, Freeland dismissed Trudeau’s push for increased spending as a political gimmick that could hurt Ottawa’s ability to deal with the 25 percent import tariffs U.S. President-elect Donald Trump says he will impose. Freeland said she was quitting in the wake of a meeting last Friday with Trudeau, who asked her to take on a lesser post after the two had argued for weeks over spending.

During this meeting, Trudeau allegedly asked Freeland to be his minister without portfolio. This role deals with Canada-U.S. relations in name only, according to one liberal source. It would be a major devotion, and Freeland viewed it as a slap in the face.

Trump Celebrates

Freeland had been a key ally for Trudeau for years prior to this blowup. President-Elect Donald Trump was quick to celebrate Freeland’s exit.

“The Great State of Canada is stunned as the Finance Minister resigns, or was fired, from her position by Governor Justin Trudeau,” Trump said. “Her behavior was totally toxic, and not at all conducive to making deals which are good for the very unhappy citizens of Canada. She will not be missed!!!”

Back in Canada, however, the tensions have only risen for Trudeau.

“I’m calling on Justin Trudeau to resign. He has to go,” said New Democrats party leader Jagmeet Singh.

Hours before that, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre weighed in on the increasingly chaotic situation.

“We cannot accept this kind of chaos, division, weakness, while we’re staring down the barrel of a 25% tariff from our biggest trading partner … we simply cannot go on like this,” he said.

The New Democrats and the Conservatives are the two opposition parties to the Liberal Party in Canada. If they unite against Trudeau with a vote of no confidence, they could oust him from his prime minister role themselves. They won’t have the chance to vote on this until January at the earliest, however.

Regardless of what happens, this is undoubtedly the most precarious position that Trudeau has been in since he came to power in November of 2015. In the end, Trudeau might want to put himself out of his misery and resign while he still has a shred of dignity left!

Key Takeaways: 

• Canadian PM Trudeau is allegedly “on the brink of resigning.”
• Canada’s government has descended into chaos.
• Trudeau could be ousted by his opposition parties.

Source: Daily Mail