Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau Resigns. Who Will Succeed Him? US Trump Extends an Olive Branch

TradingKey - On January 6th, under pressure such as suspected internal strife within the party and a decline in suppoting rate, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resigned as the leader of the Liberal Party and as prime minister. Currently, there is heated discussion in various sectors about the candidate to succeed Trudeau, and the soon-to-be US President Donald Trump has also commented on Canadian affairs.

On Monday (January 6th), Trudeau announced that he would resign as prime minister and as the leader of the Liberal Party after the Liberal Party elects a new leader. He requested that the Canadian Parliament be adjourned until March 27th, and the request has been approved, so as to allow the Liberal Party to complete the election process for the new leader.

The media pointed out that the reasons for Trudeau's "voluntary resignation" may include: the threat of tariffs imposed by Trump on Canada, the fact that the Liberal Party's supporting rate has lagged behind that of the Conservative Party in recent polls, and internal strife within the Liberal Party.

Trudeau enjoys the reputation of being a "political golden boy" on the international political stage. His father is former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. The 53-year-old Trudeau has served as the leader of the Liberal Party for 11 years and as prime minister for 9 years, making him the fourth-longest-serving prime minister in Canadian history.

Media has listed four potential candidates for the new leader: Chrystia Freeland, a former journalist, former deputy prime minister and former finance minister; Bill Morneau's successor as finance minister, former public safety minister Ralph Goodale; Mark Carney, former governor of the Bank of Canada and current UN special envoy for climate action and finance; and Mélanie Joly, Canada's foreign minister.

Donald Trump, the US president-elect who will take office on January 20th, once again put forward the idea of the United States and Canada merging, pointing out that many Canadians would like to become the 51st state of the United States.

Trump posted, "If Canada merged with the U.S., there would be no Tariffs, taxes would go way down, and they would be TOTALLY SECURE from the threat of the Russian and Chinese Ships that are constantly surrounding them. Together, what a great Nation it would be!!!"