Justin Trudeau announced Monday he will step aside as prime minister, bowing to pressure from lawmakers Outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party said late on Thursday it will choose a new leader on March 9 ahead of the 2025 elections for which polls show the party in a very weak position.

Justin Trudeau chose Jan. 6, a day fraught with significance for Americans, to announce he will depart from the Canadian Office of the Prime Minister. He did so after last year’s visit to President-elect Donald Trump ’s Mar-a-Lago club spectacularly misfired.

Canada's ruling Liberal Party is looking for a new leader to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who announced on Monday he intended to step down.

By suspending Parliament and promising to resign, the prime minister bought the Liberals time. But Canada will now face Donald J. Trump with a lame duck in charge.

Canada's governing Liberal Party announced on Thursday that it will hold a leadership election on March 9 to choose Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's successor.

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

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.

Outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party said late on Thursday it will choose a new leader on March 9 ahead of the 2025 elections for which polls show the party in a very weak position.

"India currently accounts for 27% of permanent residents admitted through Canada’s Express Entry system. While student visa numbers may drop in the short term, Canada’s long-term immigration plan, extending to 2030, will ensure it continues to attract global talent," he added.

Canada's Liberal Party will select its next leader on March 9 after Justin Trudeau’s resignation. The race sees Mark Carney and Chrystia Freeland as front-runners amid political uncertainty.

OTTAWA — A day after many Liberal MPs argued that their next leader must speak French and understand Quebec, one of their caucus colleagues — who doesn’t speak the language — announced his candidacy in the party’s leadership race. But Liberal MP Chandra Arya isn’t worried about learning French anytime soon.