Trudeau cautioned that President-elect Donald Trump is “a very skillful negotiator” and fretted that his statehood push may be masking a more menacing tariff threat.

After nearly a decade in power, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finally bowed to a chorus of criticism that had become too loud to ignore, announcing his resignation on Monday. Among the loudest critics was one of his most loyal and longest-serving deputies.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation after facing an increasing loss of support both within his party and in the country.

Canadian Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc has decided not to run for leadership of the Liberal Party, saying he needs to focus on countering the threat of tariffs from Donald Trump’s administration.

Justin Trudeau, who has led the country for nearly a decade, is giving up leadership of the Liberal party. He said he would remain in both roles until his replacement had been chosen through a party election.

After Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation on Monday, Trump repeated his proposal to make Canada the 51st state of the U.S. He has reiterated this idea in recent months since winning the election and since announcing his intent to impose tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China.

It's a much sweeter deal. More social mobility, more representative government, plus everybody gets health care.

The prime minister of Canada will step-down in March as the country's leader and head of the Liberal Party, he announced Monday.

C anadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is stepping down as the leader of the ruling Liberal Party, following months of pressure from partymates to resign amid increasingly poor public approval ratings.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced plans to resign after calls increased for his ouster over his handling of economic policies.