Trudeau Leaves Canada In Suspense as Anxious Liberals Urge Him to Go

  • New poll shows Conservatives with massive lead over PM’s party
  • ‘Time is of the essence,’ lawmaker says, pushing him to resign

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Photographer: David Kawai/Bloomberg
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The holiday period is over and Canadian politics is gripped by a single question: when will the country hear from Justin Trudeau?

The prime minister has largely disappeared from public view since Dec. 16, when Chrystia Freeland — his finance minister and once his most powerful ally in cabinet — resigned in devastating fashion, with a public letter that criticized him.