Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will announce this morning that he's stepping down as Liberal leader, sources tell CBC News. Those sources, who spoke on the condition they not be named, said Trudeau will stay on until his successor is chosen.
His political future was put into a tailspin when Chrystia Freeland, long seen as his top lieutenant, resigned as finance minister and deputy prime minister last month, the day she was scheduled to present the fall economic statement.
Freeland also took a jab at Trudeau's handling of the economy, denouncing what she called the government's 'costly political gimmicks' and imploring him to work collaboratively with the country's premiers.
The Conservatives, which have been riding high in the polls for more than a year, have promised to move a motion of non-confidence in the Liberal government.
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