Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to step down from the country's top job, putting the spotlight on Pierre Poilievre, the opposition leader and frontrunner for prime minister, who has pledged to make Canada a "cryptocurrency capital."
Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau announced his resignation as leader of the Liberal Party in a speech on January 6 local time. Trudeau will continue to serve as Prime Minister of Canada until the Liberal Party elects a new party leader and replaces him as Prime Minister. In addition, on the morning of the 6th, Trudeau met with the Governor General of Canada, Mary Simon, and asked for an extension of the parliamentary recess until March 24.
With Trudeau announcing his resignation as leader of the Liberal Party and stepping down as prime minister after the party selects its next leader through a robust national competitive process, prediction market Polymarket shows that the current crypto-friendly Pierre Poilievre has a 92% chance of being elected prime minister of Canada. Previously, the Conservative Party of Canada has elected Pierre Poilievre, an Ontario MP who supports bitcoin, as the new leader of the party. As the new leader ...
Market news: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will step down as party leader, officials have confirmed.
1. Polling pressure: Canada will hold elections this year. Trudeau's Liberal Party is trailing the Conservatives in most polls. 2. Intra-party pressure: There has been intense pressure on Trudeau from within his party, with most Liberal lawmakers urging him to step down, especially after the departure of former Treasury Secretary Freeland. 3. Trump in office: Trump, the incoming US president, has repeatedly referred to Trudeau as the governor of the 51st state in the United States and also inten...
On November 30th, according to a number of foreign media reports, Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau has arrived in Palm Beach, Florida, USA, and will meet with US President-elect Trump. Trudeau's public itinerary did not list plans for the visit. Canada's Globe and Mail quoted two sources as saying that Trudeau met with Trump in Florida. CNN then quoted sources as saying that Trump will have dinner with Trudeau on Friday night. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported that Canadian Public Sa...
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