Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's resignation amid internal party conflict adds to the pressure Canada faces with incoming US President Donald Trump's threat of imposing tariffs on Canadian goods.
WASHINGTON — The difficult diplomacy Canada is attempting with the incoming Trump administration took on new pressure Monday as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced he will resign his post as soon as a new Liberal leader is chosen. Trudeau 's decision, while not unexpected after weeks of growing pressure from his own caucus, still brings instability to Ottawa just as Canada is trying to tamp down Donald Trump's threat of devastating tariffs.
'To be blunt, I don't think a leadership change could come at a worse moment in our bilateral relationship,' said Fen Osler Hampson, a professor of international affairs at Carleton University in Ottawa and co-chair of the Expert Group on Canada-U.S. Relations. 'We are staring down the barrel of a gun with Donald Trump's threats to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Canada and Mexico. The key question obviously is: Who speaks for Canada?' Trudeau attended a meeting Monday of the cabinet committee he re-established in November immediately after Trump's re-election. Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc, who chairs that committee, has travelled to Florida twice in recent months to meet with Trump and his team. The date hasn't been set for a leadership race but Trudeau also prorogued Parliament until March 24, and many expect a new Liberal leader to be in place before then. Trudeau said he would step aside because the internal conflict within his party over his leadership had become a distraction and Canadians deserve a clear choice in the next election. President-elect Trump, however, responded to Trudeau's announcement saying the prime minister is resigning because he knows the United States will not put up with trade deficits with Canada. Trump also said many Canadians would love to be the 51st state. 'The United States can no longer suffer the massive trade deficits and subsidies that Canada needs to stay afloat,' Trump posted on Truth Social. 'Justin Trudeau knew this, and resigned'
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