On Jan. 6, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that he was stepping down as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. This is a big step that for some time has been greatly longed for by the vast majority of Canadians who can no longer tolerate him. But the significance of this move can only be understood in the details.
Trudeau was facing a no-confidence vote brought by the Conservatives and slated for Jan. 27 when parliament was scheduled to go back into session. But before making his announcement, Trudeau asked Governor General Mary Simon to prorogue parliament for 11 weeks until March 24 so the no-confidence vote could no longer happen. This is the longest that parliament has ever been prorogued in Canadian history. Parliament must meet by the end of March because the government will run out of money without a new budget by then.
