Justin Trudeau promised ‘sunny ways’ but could not fulfil his lofty ambitions

I intend to resign as party leader, as Prime Minister,

After the party selects its next leader through a robust, nationwide competitive process ... he added

But what has really changed? Every Liberal MP in power today and every potential Liberal leadership contender fighting for the top job helped Justin Trudeau break the country over the last nine years,

Pierre added

If I have one regret, particularly as we approach this election, well probably many regrets that I will think of. But I do wish we’d been able to change the way we elect our governments in this country so that people could simply choose a second choice, or a third choice on the same ballot.”

He said

This country deserves a real choice in the next election and it has become clear to me that if I’m having to fight internal battles I cannot be the best option,

the 53-year-old said on Monday as the snow fell over Rideau Cottage, his official residence in the Canadian capital of Ottawa

We are, right now, the longest serving minority government in history – and it’s time for a reset,

he said

I told my kids about the decision that I’m sharing with you today.”

Trudeau also called on Canadians to support the new leader of the Liberal Party and shared

When he took over the party in 2013, they had 34 seats,

said Turnbull

However, many of his larger promises – especially around climate change, Indigenous reconciliation, and electoral reform – have been less successful,

Sevi said

We’re in a world where all of the choices are polarising, but people are looking to punish someone,

said Nanos

I think part of it is that he stayed too long,

said Lori Turnbull, a professor of political science at Dalhousie University, pointing to those who opposed his pandemic-era restrictions, and affordability issues that had steadily chipped away at his popularity over the past two years

Early on, he was seen as a breath of fresh air in Canadian politics, bringing a youthful energy, progressive ideals, and a promise to modernise Canada’s political landscape,

she added

As the rising cost of living – especially the rising cost of housing – has gripped many Canadians, there’s a sense that the Liberals were flatfooted on this issue,

he said

It seemed like the party’s future was in doubt, and [Trudeau] brought it back to life, so that’s a monumental accomplishment all on its own,

Prest said

It was pretty clear around Wet’suwet’en and the Shut Down Canada movement that he was just as colonial as any other prime minister,

Jewell said

The Liberals have lost the support of a significant portion of younger Canadians, where they have until now enjoyed a healthy margin of support,

Prest said

I think, over time, he will be remembered a little more fondly than he is now,

said Stewart Prest, a political science professor at the University of British Columbia

The visceral anger toward him is so deep that Trudeau continues to be a bad word and will be for another 20 years,

Young said

Justin Trudeaucanada Prime Minister

As you all know, I am a fighter, and I am not someone who backs away from a fight, particularly when a fight is as important as this one is,

Trudeau said during a news conference in Ottawa on Monday morning

Securing that [MMIWG] inquiry had earned him some trust and hope that he would continue to fulfil the [TRC’s] Calls to Action. It ultimately, I think, ended up being one of the only things that he followed through on,

Jewell told Al Jazeera

He really has been a lightning rod about a lot of anger about a lot of things,

said Young,