Canada’s Trudeau to Quit After Intense Pressure From Liberals
- His caucus support has dwindled since finance minister’s exit
- He has scheduled an announcement for 10:45 a.m. in Ottawa
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Justin Trudeau will announce Monday morning he plans to resign as leader of Canada’s Liberal Party, according to a person familiar with the matter, triggering a contest to replace him as prime minister.
Trudeau’s office has scheduled an announcement for 10:45 a.m. in Ottawa. He has been under pressure from elected lawmakers in his party to quit for months; that has only intensified since Chrystia Freeland, his finance minister, stepped down on Dec. 16, saying she and the prime minister were at odds on policy.