Trudeau's departure would leave the party without a permanent head at a time when polls show the Liberals will "badly lose" to the official opposition Conservatives in an election that must be held by late October.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce as early as Monday that he will resign as Liberal Party Leader, The Globe and Mail reported on Sunday, citing three sources. Read more at straitstimes.

Following the announcement of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's resignation, Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre criticized the move as a superficial gesture by the Liberal Party aimed at salvaging its electoral prospects.