Canada PM Trudeau to announce resignation as early as Monday, Globe and Mail reports

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce as early as Monday (Jan 6) that he will resign as Liberal Party Leader.  According to The Global Mail, Trudeau's resignation date has not been finalized but is anticipated to happen before the national caucus meeting scheduled for Wednesday (Jan 8).  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00It's harder to reflect on the truth.

00:02Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce as early as Monday

00:07that he will resign as Liberal Party leader.

00:10According to The Globe and Mail, Trudeau's resignation date has not been finalized

00:14but is anticipated to happen before the national caucus meeting scheduled for Wednesday.

00:19The Prime Minister's office is yet to comment on the matter.

00:22It is unclear whether Trudeau will leave his post immediately

00:26or remain as Prime Minister until a successor is chosen.

00:30Trudeau became Liberal Party leader in 2013,

00:34revitalizing the party from its historic low of third place in the House of Commons.

00:39You want a government with a vision and an agenda for this country

00:45that is positive and ambitious and hopeful.

00:49Well, my friends, I promise you tonight that I will lead that government.

00:56Trudeau's departure would leave the party without a permanent head

00:59at a time when polls show the Liberals will badly lose to the Conservatives

01:04in an election that must be held by late October.

01:07His resignation is likely to spur fresh calls for a quick election

01:11to put in place a government able to deal with the administration of President-elect Donald Trump

01:16for the next four years.

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