Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau steps down as Liberal Party Leader and Prime Minister

[ever_reaching]

UPDATE: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he plans to step down once the Liberal Party has chosen a successor, bringing his time leading the country to a tumultuous end. https://t.co/jq72kmG48Z
- CBC News (@CBCNews) January 6, 2025
Follow up to this post: The Liberal Party of Canada is imploding in real time.After a weekend(/holiday season) full of

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[braindiva]

I think it is good that he stepped down, and I wish he had done it sooner. Even the most popular Prime Ministers never last more than 10 years. Had he not, it was assuredly going to be a huge Conservative majority. As it is, we might still be stuck with Poilievre (ugh), but there is more of a chance it won't be as big of a sweep. I really have no idea who will replace Trudeau. Chrystia Freeland? Mark Carney?

In case people don't know Pierre Poilievre, the leader of the Conservatives in Canada, recently he did an interview with Jordan Peterson (!); he totally fits in that far-right grift.

[ever_reaching]

People discovering Jordan Peterson's old tweets because of that interview has been a wild ride. Lots of fodder for r/leopardsatemyface come ~October.

[vaels]

I don't really pay close attention to the federal Liberal bench so there might be other names out there but Freeland and Carney are the first two that come to mind for me. and are two who I would feel comfortable voting for in a federal election. the problem with Carney is he's been away from the political scene for too long for the general public to know who he is or his history. maybe if he were to take the leadership and then after a few years of PP (really doubt he'd make it a full 5 years but who knows in this weird reality), he could have a viable chance at being PM.

Freeland is likely the best choice but I wonder if a) the party would agree) and b) she could pull a large enough vote share federally to become opposition.

[braindiva]

The problem for Freeland is that she is too closely associated with Trudeau, I think. She will be made to answer for his decisions. Also, women always have more of an uphill battle to get elected at the national level.

[vaels]

yeah that's mainly what I was trying to say at the end of my comment -- her baggage is extensive, and she's a woman. I'd like to think federally we're beyond the man vs woman of it all, but I know that isn't the case.

[fyuf]

The problem with Freeland is her family’s comfortable association with Ukrainian nazis.

[kittenmittons]

Carney is the only option tbh. Freeland has no chance and regardless of her experience, the Liberals would be insane to elect her as leader. (So I mean. 50/50 chance that they do it.)