Trudeau’s resignation was clear

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The “writing was on the wall” as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had long been very unpopular and finally announced his resignation to save his party from complete destruction, Trudeau’s former advisor Omer Aziz says.   #Trudeau #Canada

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00:00He's been in power for a decade now.

00:02Why has Trudeau decided to resign now, do you think?

00:05Well, thanks for having me.

00:06I think that the writing was on the wall.

00:08People, including myself and others,

00:09have been calling for this for the better part of a year now.

00:13Frankly, it should have been done last summer.

00:15But in the fall and in the winter,

00:16the prime minister lost the support of his caucus,

00:19of his MPs, and of his party.

00:21And it just became extremely clear to everyone,

00:24including himself and his office, that it was time to go.

00:28The Canadian public has soured,

00:30not necessarily on the Liberal Party,

00:32but certainly on this prime minister.

00:34He is extremely unpopular.

00:36He is disliked across the political spectrum.

00:39And it became very evident that if he were to lead the party

00:43into the next general election,

00:44which is scheduled for this year,

00:46that the Liberal Party,

00:47which historically has been considered

00:49the natural governing party in Canada,

00:51it's been in power for many years,

00:53would get completely wiped out.

00:55They would get completely decimated.

00:57They might not even exist as a political party.

00:59That's how unpopular he was.

01:01So he saw the writing on the wall,

01:02and I think he tried to take control of this

01:04and wanted to step down,

01:06give the party the chance to elect a new leader

01:08and go forward in this election

01:10and to negotiate with Donald Trump

01:12with a fresh face and a fresh leader.

01:14And it was necessary at this point.

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