Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's decision to step aside will buy the ruling Liberal Party time to select a new leader with better chances in upcoming elections, but the Conservative Party's commanding lead in polls indicates the move is unlikely to prevent the return to a Conservative government later this year. On Jan. 6, Trudeau announced that he would step down as leader of Canada's Liberal Party and eventually resign as prime minister once the Liberals select a new leader to succeed him in both positions. Trudeau also announced that parliament would be prorogued until March 24, meaning the legislature will essentially stop all proceedings until then. Trudeau's position as both prime minister and party leader has been under increasing strain as his popularity has fallen dramatically after nearly a decade in power, but his status appears to have become untenable after the Dec. 16 resignation of Chrystia Freeland, who...
