Outgoing Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, got emotional while discussing his government’s policies amid his tariff war with the US.
Recall that the U.S. imposed 25 percent tariffs on all goods imported from Mexico and Canada rocketing the country into a trade war on Tuesday.
However, just days later, Trump reversed his economic slap down saying that goods that are compliant with the North American free trade agreement will not be tariffed until April 2 and are apparently considering a similar carve-out for Canada.’
During a press conference on Thursday, March 6, Trudeau got emotional while discussing his government’s $10-a-day childcare policy.
‘On a personal level, I made sure that every single day in this office, I put Canadians first and I have peoples’ backs and that’s why I’m here to tell you all that we got you, even in the last days of this government, we will not let Canadians down today and well into the future,’ he said as he’d clearly started to cry.
He added that he is looking forward to ‘a transition to my duly elected successor in the coming days or week.’
Meanwhile, Trump continued to mock Trudeau and had his doubts that the prime minister was stepping down for good.
‘Believe it or not, despite the terrible job he’s done for Canada, I think that Justin Trudeau is using the Tariff problem, which he has largely caused, in order to run again for Prime Minister. So much fun to watch!’
Justin Trudeau is set to officially transition to a new leader once his Liberal Party holds leadership elections on Sunday. That new leader will soon face a national election shortly after.
The next Canadian election will be held no later than October 20, 2025.