From the new York Times, I'm Natalie Kitroweff, and this is the Daily
this week, Justin Trudeau said he'd step down as Prime Minister of Canada.
That marked the stunning downfall of a man who was once seen as a global icon of progressive politics.
Today, my colleague Matina Steves Gridnev explains the forces that led to Trudeau's collapse.
And she talks about the populist leader who could replace him just as Donald Trump returns to power.
It's Wednesday, January 8th,
Matina. For me, and I think for a lot of people,
when we heard Justin Trudeau was stepping down,
it felt like a pretty remarkable moment, partially because he's been in power for so many years, almost a decade,
and he'd really become something of a fixture in global politics, but also because of the way that he was doing it,
the way he was residing, not finishing out his term, choosing to just kind of exit the political stage.
You cover Canada.
What did you make of that moment?
I mean, I know what you mean, Natalie, but honestly, he resigned, but I really don't think it was much of a choice.
Yes, he had been around for a really long time.
It's almost kind of hard to remember a time when he wasn't Canadian Prime Minister.
But if you've been following Canadian politics,
you would know this was a really long time coming, and for many Canadians, well overdue.
He had been under tremendous pressure from within his party to step down,
and the public had made it abundantly clear that they were no longer supporting him.