Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resigns
The World
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🗓️ 6 January 2025
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a public announcement — sharing his plan to resign following a massive decline in support and a high profile resignation from his Cabinet. Also, the Biden administration is making its final push for a ceasefire in Gaza before Donald Trump reassumes the White House two weeks from now. And, many Ukrainians are turning to poetry as a symbol of patriotism and resistance during wartime.
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| 0:00.0 | Canada's Prime Minister puts an end to the speculation. |
| 0:08.3 | I intend to resign. |
| 0:10.1 | Justin Trudeau is stepping down. |
| 0:12.4 | I'm Carolyn Beeler. |
| 0:13.6 | We'll hear about what's next in Canadian politics and what's behind a leaked list of Israeli |
| 0:19.2 | hostages who could be released if a ceasefire deal with Hamas is finally reached. |
| 0:23.6 | It's part of the, I would say, the war of spin, the war of narrative. |
| 0:28.6 | Also in Scotland, a large share of carbon emissions comes from the production of a single commodity, whiskey. |
| 0:36.6 | We have distilleries on remote islands, we have distilleries in highland locations, |
| 0:41.1 | and we have distilleries in the main center of population where Glasgow and Edinburgh. |
| 0:44.8 | There are different challenges that come with each of those. |
| 0:47.8 | How Scottish whiskey makers are trying to cut back on their use of fossil fuels. |
| 0:52.6 | All the stories are coming at you here on the world. |
| 0:58.4 | This is The World. |
| 0:59.9 | I'm Carolyn Beeler. |
| 1:01.1 | Marco Wormann is out this week. |
| 1:03.1 | Thanks for joining us on the first Monday of the new year. |
| 1:06.7 | After nearly a decade, |
| 1:08.2 | as Canada's Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, |
| 1:10.5 | made this announcement today. |
| 1:12.8 | So last night over dinner, I told my kids about the decision that I'm sharing with you today. |
| 1:20.5 | I intend to resign. |
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