Facing growing calls to resign, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to make an announcement about his political future. Trudeau has faced intensifying pressure to step down after the abrupt resignation of his finance minister on Dec. 16.
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. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak ahead of an official announcement Monday.threatened to impose 25% tariffs on all Canadian products if Canada does not stem what he calls a flow of migrants and drugs in the United States — even though far fewer of each cross into the U.S. from Canada than from Mexico.The official says Trudeau will stay on as prime minister until a new leader of the Liberal Party is chosen. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak ahead of an official announcement Monday.
“His long silence following this political drama speaks volumes about the weakness of his current position,” said Daniel Béland, a political science professor at McGill University in Montreal.
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