Will Justin Trudeau resign today?

Ottawa was hit with a political bombshell Monday with the resignation of Chrystia Freeland from the Liberal cabinet.

Freeland stepped down as finance minister on the day she was set to table the fall economic statement.

In a resignation letter posted to social media, she said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered her another role in cabinet on Friday, but that the only “honest and viable path” is to leave cabinet.

She also said that government must eschew “costly political gimmicks.”

You can read her full resignation letter here.

Liberal Housing Minister Sean Fraser also announced Monday that he will not be seeking reelection in order to spend more time with his family.

See my letter to the Prime Minister below // Veuillez trouver ma lettre au Premier ministre ci-dessous pic.twitter.com/NMMMcXUh7A

— Chrystia Freeland (@cafreeland) December 16, 2024

Freeland’s resignation has prompted further questions about the viability of Trudeau as the prime minister and leader of the Liberal party amid extremely poor poll numbers.

Some members of his own party have previously called for him to step down.

Whether or not Freeland’s resignation finally pushes him to resign remains to be seen.

CTV News is reporting that Trudeau is considering proroguing Parliament or resigning.

However, a senior government official told The Canadian Press that the prime minister does not intend to resign, but that all other options are being considered, including proroguing Parliament.

Meanwhile, an election could be triggered if the Trudeau government loses a confidence vote in the House of Commons.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, who has repeatedly called for an election, said it’s up to NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, whose party has supported the Liberals in previous confidence votes.

On Monday, Singh called on Trudeau to resign, but didn’t say that the NDP would stop supporting the government in confidence votes.

“All options are on the table,” Singh told reporters repeatedly, adding that decisions on confidence votes would be made on a case-by-case basis.

Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet said an election should be called.

— With files from The Canadian Press