Who will replace Justin Trudeau?

After 12 years of leading the Liberal Party, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation on Monday. A battle to elect his successor has begun after his resignation. The discussion is going on that some prominent faces in his party could take the race as the new prime minister of Canada.

According to political specialists, those who will be head of the Liberal Party the largest party in the House of Commons in Canada’s political system, will also be the prime minister of the country.  After Justin Trudeau, whoever will take over as the head of the party is expected to serve as the prime minister before the election.

After facing an increasing loss of support both within his party and in the country, Justin plans to stay on as prime minister until a new party leader is chosen.

While dealing with Trump’s threats to impose steep tariffs on Canadian goods, the Liberal Party must find a new leader for holding the next election.

The reason behind the deeply unpopular of the 53-year-old scion of Pierre Trudeau is the soaring cost of food and housing as well as surging immigration.

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigned from the Cabinet last month. She is one of his most powerful and loyal ministers, but he could not recover her. She is expected to run to become leader of the Liberal Party.

What’s next for Canada?

The Liberal Party is unlikely to announce a new Canadian leader before Trump is inaugurated on January 20. The political turmoil comes at a difficult moment for Canada when Trump keeps calling Canada the 51st state. He also has threatened to impose 25% tariffs on all Canadian goods if the government does not stem what Trump calls a flow of migrants and drugs into the US.

Trump says he will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico after his inauguration.

 When will there be a new prime minister in Canada?

A new leader before Parliament resumes on March 24 as all opposition parties say they will bring down the Liberal government in a no-confidence vote. The no-confidence vote would trigger an election. They do not want any new leader as prime minister for long.