See The Process Unfold

I intend to resign as party leader, as prime minister, after the party selects its next leader through a robust, nationwide, competitive process.  Last night I asked the president of the Liberal Party to begin that process.

This country deserves a real choice in the next election and it has become clear to me that if I'm having to fight internal battles, I cannot be the best option in that election.

I am excited to see the process unfold in the months ahead.

-- Justin Trudeau, announcing he will step down as Prime Minister of Canada and leader of the governing Liberal party after nine years in office, in a speech outside his Rideau Cottage residence in Ottawa