Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s announcement about his future cleared some of the speculation around the next few months in Canadian politics, but some key questions remain around the process to select his replacement.
It wasn’t clear before this week whether Trudeau would resign immediately or stay on, or if he would prorogue Parliament.
Trudeau said in his Jan. 6 announcement he intends to resign as prime minister and party leader after the Liberals select a new leader through a “robust, nationwide competitive process.”
In the meantime, Gov. Gen. Mary Simon prorogued Parliament until March 24 at Trudeau’s request, which shields the government from being toppled by opposition parties and provides a window for the Liberal Party to run a leadership race….