Tim Rice

Well, John, Canadian leaders have been on edge since Trump began threatening to impose 25% tariffs on the country unless the Canadian government stops drugs and illegal immigrants from crossing our border. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has struggled to navigate this new normal, trying to seem tough at home, but assuring Trump that he's going to play ball.

Well, John, Canadian leaders have been on edge since Trump began threatening to impose 25% tariffs on the country unless the Canadian government stops drugs and illegal immigrants from crossing our border. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has struggled to navigate this new normal, trying to seem tough at home, but assuring Trump that he's going to play ball.

This has helped tank Trudeau's already cratering popularity with voters and has fueled speculation that the PM might resign any day now. That speculation intensified Monday when Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced her resignation.

This has helped tank Trudeau's already cratering popularity with voters and has fueled speculation that the PM might resign any day now. That speculation intensified Monday when Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced her resignation.

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.

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.