Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces his resignation after nine years in office, citing declining public support and his finance minister's departure. Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris presides over the peaceful certification of President Biden's electoral victory in a stark contrast to the events of January 2020.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is stepping down as leader after nine years in office, but will stay on in his post until the Canadian Liberal party chooses a replacement. Mr Trudeau referenced his growing unpopularity with the public as the country's leader, as well as his finance minister's choice to quit, as reasons he was leaving his role. Mr Trudeau has been under heavy pressure from other Liberal MPs to quit, after polls showed his party would be beaten at the next election.
'Parliament has been entirely seized by obstruction and filibustering and a total lack of productivity over the past few months. We are right now the longest serving minority government in history, and it's time for a reset.' Four years after President-elect Donald Trump tried to stop the same process, rival and sitting Vice President Kamala Harris has watched over the ceremony to certify his return to the White House. Her task was to pass copies of each state's election results to politicians, and she stood silently with her hands clasped in front of her while they were read out loud.'Well, today was obviously a very important day and it was about what should be the norm and what the American people should be able to take for granted, which is that one of the most important pillars of our democracy is that there will be a peaceful transfer of power. And today I did what I have done my entire career, which is take seriously the oath that I have taken many times to support and defend the Constitution of the United States.' The process was a direct contrast to what took place in January 2020, when protesters stopped the ceremony and forced people into hiding for several hours.The Attorney-General will travel to Israel next week as Australia tries to repair its relationship with the Israeli governmen
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