Resigning Trudeau admits Liberal caucus dissent, but fails to own his role in the breakdown, say observers

Justin Trudeau ‘showed a lot of honesty’ when outlining his plans to step down, says former Liberal staffer Olivier Cullen. But former Conservative staffer Mitch Heimpel says Trudeau was ‘embodying every criticism made of him for the last 10 years.’

On Jan. 6, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters outside Rideau Cottage that ‘internal battles’ had made it impossible for him to continue as leader.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY IAN CAMPBELL

January 7, 2025

Justin Trudeau’s framing of “internal battles” as the driving factor in his decision to resign as Liberal leader and prime minister is drawing mixed reaction from political observers.

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