Justin Trudeau: Canadian politicians react as prime minister announces plan to resign – live
Trudeau thanked for his service by some while opposition leader says ‘nothing has changed’ for Canadians
Trudeau says he has one particular regret going into this next election, which is that he could have changed the way Canadians elect governments with the option of a second or third choice on the ballot.
Doing so would have meant that parties would have spent more time trying to be people’s second or third choices, he says:
People would have been looking for things they have in common, instead of trying to polarize and divide Canadians against each other.
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.
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