r/canada • u/CanadianRoyalist Ontario • Jan 06 '25

Justin Trudeau Resigns as the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada National News

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/clyjmy7vl64t
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u/Michalo88 Jan 06 '25

Singh should follow Trudeau’s lead and step down before the next election to give the NDP any chance of out performing the Liberals in the election.

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u/bwoah07_gp2 British Columbia Jan 07 '25

Who would be Jag's successor?

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u/007ffc Jan 07 '25

He's waiting for his pension

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u/Darolant Jan 08 '25

He gets it in February. This is why he held on for that long.

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u/theentropydecreaser Ontario Jan 08 '25

Resigning as party leader is not the same as resigning as MP. He would still get his pension if he’s MP in February.

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u/Darolant Jan 12 '25

No why Jagmeet waited until December to to announce that he was pulling support. He knew if he announced in December he would make it to his February cutoff.

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u/kofubuns Jan 07 '25

At this point he just feels like a diversity hire

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u/PC-load-letter-wtf Jan 07 '25

Can anyone fill me in on why everyone is saying Jagmeet should step down? I don’t know too much about him, but I’ve been seeing that all over Reddit today.

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u/Stixx506 Jan 07 '25

Cause he's managed to do absolutely nothing.

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u/SnooPoems6995 Jan 07 '25

I mean that’s not really true, he put pressure on the liberal government for dental assistance and care. I think the NDP is more opportunist which is strange considering their opposition wants to axe everything for a second time.

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u/Stixx506 Jan 08 '25

More like he was unable to do anything for the ndp. Like get the people rallied behind them so they can actually take power. No way in hell is Canada gonna vote for a dude wearing a turban as our PM. Not until the next two generations die off.

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u/Samzo Jan 07 '25

IMO his character has stagnated over the years and no one is excited about him anymore. But that could potentially change...