Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may face an early exit from power early next year after a crucial political ally announced to withdraw support for his minority Liberal government.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday shook up his cabinet, changing one-third of his team as political turmoil threatens his leadership and tensions erupt with incoming US president Donald Trump.
This latest blow – seeing the NDP pull out the only pillar of parliamentary support the embattled Liberal government was relying on to stay in power – comes just ahead of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arriving at Rideau Hall to shuffle his cabinet.
Trudeau is facing rising discontent over his leadership, and the abrupt departure of his finance minister on Monday could be something he can’t recover from.
That's a view they are expressing. The prime minister listened carefully when that view was expressed to him,
It's a chance to reward people, quite frankly… But it doesn't change, fundamentally, the situation that we're in. The prime minister is on the ropes. It's well known by party members as well as the general public,said former Liberal premier Frank McKenna