Liberal Party of Canada leadership election

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation on Jan. 6 in the face of rising discontent over his leadership and after the abrupt departure of his finance minister signaled growing turmoil within his government.

Canadians gave Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party a victory in Sept. 20's parliamentary elections, but his gamble to win a majority of seats failed and nearly mirrored the result of two years ago.

Canada's Liberal leader Justin Trudeau, son of a popular former prime minister, won the Oct. 19 general election in a landslide that ended nine years of Stephen Harper's Tory rule.