00:00It's harder to reflect on the truth.
00:02Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce as early as Monday
00:07that he will resign as Liberal Party leader.
00:10According to The Globe and Mail, Trudeau's resignation date has not been finalized
00:14but is anticipated to happen before the national caucus meeting scheduled for Wednesday.
00:19The Prime Minister's office is yet to comment on the matter.
00:22It is unclear whether Trudeau will leave his post immediately
00:26or remain as Prime Minister until a successor is chosen.
00:30Trudeau became Liberal Party leader in 2013,
00:34revitalizing the party from its historic low of third place in the House of Commons.
00:39You want a government with a vision and an agenda for this country
00:45that is positive and ambitious and hopeful.
00:49Well, my friends, I promise you tonight that I will lead that government.
00:56Trudeau's departure would leave the party without a permanent head
00:59at a time when polls show the Liberals will badly lose to the Conservatives
01:04in an election that must be held by late October.
01:07His resignation is likely to spur fresh calls for a quick election
01:11to put in place a government able to deal with the administration of President-elect Donald Trump
01:16for the next four years.
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