Justin Trudeau

This isn't the first time Trump has floated the idea of Canada joining the US.; following a meeting with PM Trudeau last December, he jokingly called him the "Governor Justin Trudeau of the Great State of Canada."

Anita Anand, originally from Tamil Nadu, has been one of the key figures in the Liberal Party ever since she entered politics in 2019, representing Oakville, a suburb of Toronto.

According to a statement released by the White House, Biden spoke with Trudeau on Tuesday.

However, Trudeau added that he has “one regret” – failing to reform Canada’s election process, ahead of a general election expected this fall.

Justin Trudeau said he will resign ‘as party leader, as prime minister’ after new party leader is chosen.

Trudeau, under heavy pressure from Liberal legislators to quit, is due to hold a news conference at 10:45 am (1545 GMT) on Monday.

Sources told Canada's Globe and Mail newspaper that Trudeau is likely to announce as early as Monday that he will quit as the leader of Liberal Party.

It remains unclear whether Trudeau will leave immediately or stay on as prime minister until a new leader is selected

The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee will begin meetings on Jan. 7 to consider and vote on a motion of non-confidence in the Liberal government, committee Chair John Williamson said in a letter to panel members.

In his Christmas greeting, Donald Trump repeated his call to acquire the Panama Canal, Canada and Greenland

The ruling Liberals face obliteration in the next election after more than nine years in office amid voter fatigue as well as anger over high prices and a housing crisis.

Once a global progressive icon, Trudeau’s approval ratings have plummeted from a commanding 63% in 2015, when he first took office, to a stark 28% in June this year.

Calls for Trudeau’s resignation have intensified, with approximately 15 MPs from his own caucus urging him to step down, alongside influential party figures like former senior adviser Eddie Goldenberg.

The currency has fallen more than 7% against the US dollar this year so far, on path to have the worst year since 2018.

Trudeau is reportedly considering either resignation or prorogation, the process of terminating the parliamentary session

The US president-elect’s comments came hours after Canadian finance minister Chrystia Freeland’s resignation

Freeland quit just hours before she was due to present a fall economic update to parliament, a document widely expected to show the minority Liberal government had run up a much larger 2023/24 budget deficit than predicted.

Trudeau paid an unannounced visit to Florida on Friday evening and had dinner with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago residence, days after Republican Trump pledged to impose 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports after he is sworn in as president in January.

A person familiar with the details of the leaders' hastily arranged meeting Friday night said it was a "positive wide-ranging dinner that lasted three hours".

The official, who was not authorised to speak publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity, said topics included trade, border security, fentanyl, defence, Ukraine, NATO, China