Tim Rice

Freeland, long one of Trudeau's biggest allies, said she and the Prime Minister have increasingly found themselves at odds about the best path forward for Canada. Freeland, who was also deputy prime minister, accused Trudeau of wasting time with costly political gimmicks instead of dealing with the threat of tariffs head-on.

Unsurprisingly, they have even more harsh words. Shortly after Freeland resigned, conservative leader Pierre Palliev delivered a fiery speech where he slammed Trudeau and his coalition for putting Canada at risk.

Unsurprisingly, they have even more harsh words. Shortly after Freeland resigned, conservative leader Pierre Palliev delivered a fiery speech where he slammed Trudeau and his coalition for putting Canada at risk.

Polyev is a populist who has drawn comparisons to Donald Trump, and he's now clearly the leading candidate to take over as prime minister if Trudeau resigns.

Polyev is a populist who has drawn comparisons to Donald Trump, and he's now clearly the leading candidate to take over as prime minister if Trudeau resigns.

So this week, Canada got some very bad economic news. Its national budget deficit was more than 50% above what the Trudeau regime had promised it would be, $62 billion versus the supposed guardrail maximum of $40 billion. That's what Polyev was alluding to when he mentioned the out-of-control spending and debt. We spoke to Victoria Coates this week.

So this week, Canada got some very bad economic news. Its national budget deficit was more than 50% above what the Trudeau regime had promised it would be, $62 billion versus the supposed guardrail maximum of $40 billion. That's what Polyev was alluding to when he mentioned the out-of-control spending and debt. We spoke to Victoria Coates this week.

She's the Heritage Foundation's vice president for national security and foreign policy. Here's her summary of Canada's grim economic situation.

She's the Heritage Foundation's vice president for national security and foreign policy. Here's her summary of Canada's grim economic situation.

Coates says that Trudeau's disastrous economic policies are directly linked to his tanking popularity.

Coates says that Trudeau's disastrous economic policies are directly linked to his tanking popularity.

So who knows? Perhaps Canada will follow in our footsteps and inaugurate a new leader in the new year.

So who knows? Perhaps Canada will follow in our footsteps and inaugurate a new leader in the new year.