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Justin Trudeau

The latest news on Justin Trudeau, Canadian politician and Prime Minister of Canada, including political news and updates.

Born

25 Dec 1971

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Politician

last updated:

4 December, 2024

Mark Carney speaks during his Liberal leadership campaign launch in Edmonton, Alberta, on January 16. Photo: Canadian Press via AP

Canada

Trudeau’s cabinet lines up behind Carney, as Canada seeks to counter Trump

The former central banker has already secured the backing of the country’s foreign, energy, environment, transport and labour ministers.

26 Jan 2025 - 2:24PMvideocam

United States

Opinion | If Trump has his way with Maga, it’s back to the law of the jungle

24 Jan 2025 - 8:30PMvideocam

Canada

‘We’ll hit back’: Freeland opens Canada campaign with message she can fight Trump

20 Jan 2025 - 1:51PM

Donald Trump

Canada vows ‘Trump tax’ on US in hard-hitting response to tariffs

Foreign Minister Joly says the country is ready to apply ‘maximum pressure’ in what would be the biggest trade war with the US in decades.

18 Jan 2025 - 6:58AMvideocam

Canada

Former Bank of Canada governor Carney launches bid to replace Trudeau

Mark Carney is pitching himself as an outsider and an unconventional politician with strong economic chops.

17 Jan 2025 - 11:47AM

Canada

Carney, Freeland to duel for Trudeau’s job as ministers opt out

Both contenders are expected to declare their candidacy to lead the Liberal Party in the coming days.

15 Jan 2025 - 4:01PMvideocam

Canada

‘Outsider’ Carney, ex-Bank of England head, mulls replacing Trudeau as Canadian PM

During an appearance on The Daily Show, Mark Carney called himself an ‘outsider’, and said Canada needs change to address economic challenges and rising costs.

14 Jan 2025 - 5:12PM

Former Bank of England Governor Mark Carney is hinting at a run for Canadian Prime Minister. Photo: TNS

US-China relations

Will Trump’s return to power deepen divisions between Canada and China?

Whoever succeeds Justin Trudeau is likely to want to keep the White House on side, but that risks a further chill in relations with Beijing.

11 Jan 2025 - 2:04AMvideocam

Canada

Liberal Party of Canada’s Trudeau to choose new leader on March 9

Justin Trudeau announced Monday he will step aside as prime minister, bowing to pressure from lawmakers.

10 Jan 2025 - 12:38PM

Donald Trump

Trump’s ‘America First’ agenda shifts towards imperialist rhetoric

Trump’s rhetoric, reminiscent of 19th-century colonialism, has alarmed allies and emboldened adversaries, raising concerns about the potential for conflict.

10 Jan 2025 - 1:33AMvideocam

Donald Trump

Canada’s leaders say Trump’s 51st state ‘joke’ isn’t funny any more

Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the US president-elect’s comments are meant to undermine his country’s closest ally.

9 Jan 2025 - 5:06AMvideocam

Donald Trump smiles at an election night watch party in West Palm Beach, Florida, in November. Photo: AP

India

Will Trudeau’s exit ease Canada-India tensions?

The PM’s departure follows criticism for his handling of allegations surrounding a Sikh leader’s murder on Canadian soil.

9 Jan 2025 - 4:55PMvideocam

China-Canada relations

Will Justin Trudeau’s resignation spark rebound in China-Canada ties?

As Canadian prime minister steps down, Ottawa has chance to fix tensions with Beijing if it softens anti-China stance, analysts say.

7 Jan 2025 - 7:29PM

Canada

Explainer | Trudeau is resigning as Canada’s prime minister. What happens now?

Justin Trudeau said he plans to stay on as prime minister until a new party leader is chosen.

7 Jan 2025 - 2:44PMvideocam

Canada

Trudeau’s star power dimmed after weathering Covid pandemic and Trump

Justin Trudeau led for Canada nine years, but scandals and overexposure eroded his popularity.

7 Jan 2025 - 11:03AMvideocam

Justin Trudeau in 2015, two months before he was elected prime minister. File photo: AP

Canada

Trudeau to step down as PM; Trump repeats call for Canada-US merger

Justin Trudeau will resign as Liberal Party head but remain prime minister until new leader is chosen, months before legislative elections.

7 Jan 2025 - 11:03AMvideocam

Canada

Canada’s Trudeau increasingly likely to announce resignation, source says

Source says Canada’s prime minister is likely to resign but no final decision has been made following Globe and Mail report.

6 Jan 2025 - 12:01PM

Donald Trump

Italy’s Meloni boosts ties with Trump in surprise visit to Florida

Italian PM was latest in a string of world leaders who have visited Trump in the run-up to his inauguration as US president.

6 Jan 2025 - 6:35AM

Donald Trump

Trump takes aim at Canada, China, ‘left lunatics’ in Christmas wishes

The Republican’s messages were in stark contrast to US President Joe Biden’s post emphasising ‘kindness and compassion’.

26 Dec 2024 - 9:56AM

Canada

With Trudeau busy, Canada’s regional leaders court Trump to avert trade war

Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai met the US president-elect’s eldest son in North Carolina to share data on bilateral trade deficit.

25 Dec 2024 - 10:25AMvideocam

Canada

Canada’s Trudeau drops one-third of cabinet as his political future looks shaky

Meanwhile, the NDP’s Jagmeet Singh, whose party has been keeping the PM in power, says he will vote to bring down the Trudeau government.

21 Dec 2024 - 4:08AM

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau departs after a cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Friday. Photo: Canadian Press via AP

Canada

How Trump’s tariff threats may help unseat Canada’s Trudeau

Once a political star, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is fighting for his job. The election of Donald Trump has made things worse.

19 Dec 2024 - 12:11PMvideocam

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Photo: Reuters

Donald Trump

‘Great idea’: Trump taunts Trudeau again, says Canada should be a US state

The US president-elect said Canadians would ‘save massively on taxes and military protection’ if their country becomes the 51st state.

18 Dec 2024 - 9:00PMvideocam

Canada

Canada Conservative likely to unseat Trudeau has Trump-like tendencies

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s main rival Pierre Poilievre of the Conservative Party has promised to put ‘Canada first’.

18 Dec 2024 - 3:19PMvideocam

Canada

Explainer | Canada’s Trudeau faces calls to resign. What could happen next?

Here are some potential ways forward for Canada as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau battles to hold on.

18 Dec 2024 - 4:44PM

Canada

Canada’s finance minister quits as Trudeau deals with declining popularity

Shock move raises questions about how much longer Justin Trudeau – the prime minister of nearly 10 years – can stay on.

17 Dec 2024 - 8:58AMvideocam

Chrystia Freeland, who stepped down as finance minister and deputy prime minister. Photo: The Canadian Press via AP

Canada

‘Think twice before invading Canada’: Trump’s annexation taunt irks ally

The US president-elect’s jibes spark debates on national identity, patriotism and Ottawa’s relationship with its neighbour.

14 Dec 2024 - 10:15AMvideocam

Donald Trump

Canada weighs export taxes on uranium and oil If Trump starts trade war

Such levies would be a last resort for Trudeau’s government, coming after retaliatory duties on US-made goods.

13 Dec 2024 - 5:28AMvideocam

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