The prime minister made the announcement at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa Monday morning
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced he will resign as party leader and prime minister after the Liberal party concludes a “robust, nationwide, competitive” leadership race.
Trudeau told reporters at Rideau Cottage Monday morning that the governor general has approved his request to prorogue Parliament until March 24. “This country deserves a real choice in the next election, and it has become clear to me that if I’m having to fight internal battles, I cannot be the best option in that election,” Trudeau said.
The decision came as opposition parties were preparing to put forward a motion of non-confidence, with the Conservative, New Democratic and Bloc Québécois parties confirming they would not support the Liberal minority government. “Despite our best efforts to work through it, Parliament has been paralyzed for months after what has been the longest session of a minority parliament in Canadian history,” the prime minister told reporters.
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