{"id":88332,"date":"2025-01-06T14:54:31","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T19:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/?p=88332"},"modified":"2025-01-08T11:30:47","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T16:30:47","slug":"88332","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/06\/88332\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Trudeau announced Monday he will step down as prime minister and Liberal leader once the party chooses his successor."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some quotes: &#8220;Canadians deserve a real choice in the next election and it has become obvious to me, with the internal battles, that I cannot be the one to carry the Liberal standard into the next election.&#8221; \u2014 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau \u2014\u2014\u2014 &#8220;Canadians desperate to turn the page on this dark chapter in our history might be relieved today that Justin Trudeau is finally leaving. But what has really changed? 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