What now for Canada?
Business Daily
BBC
4.4 • 796 Ratings
🗓️ 5 February 2025
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
After Justin Trudeau resigned as prime minister last month, what does the in-tray look like for Canada’s next leader?
The country is facing a major challenge from new US president Donald Trump who introduced 25% tariffs on Canadian exports - now postponed for 30 days - and is even questioning the country's identity.
But Canada also has a list of problems to address from within, such as rising property costs and new rules on immigration.
We find out how people are feeling – and what happens next.
Produced by Megan Lawton
Presented by Sam Gruet
(Image: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announcing his resignation during a news conference in Ottowa, Canada on 6 January 2025. Credit: Getty Images)
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to Business Daily from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:03.8 | Coming to you today from a country at a crossroads. |
| 0:07.1 | I'm 39 years old. I never expect to own a house ever. |
| 0:10.7 | So we're still short, we're still recruiting, we're still training. |
| 0:14.1 | So it's an ongoing issue that we're dealing with. |
| 0:17.2 | I'm Sam Gruet. Today we're in Canada. |
| 0:20.2 | We're following the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's |
| 0:22.8 | sudden resignation in January. Justin Trudeau has announced he's stepping down as the Prime Minister |
| 0:28.1 | of Canada and as the leader of his party. We're looking at the big issues facing the country's next |
| 0:34.1 | leader. From a very vocal new neighbour, I always say tariffs is the most beautiful |
| 0:39.2 | word to me in the dictionary, to a housing crisis across its major cities. They're frustrated that |
| 0:45.4 | the city that they live in or a city that they grew up in has gotten to a point where they don't |
| 0:50.4 | know if their kids or even if they will be able to afford to continue living here |
| 0:54.2 | in the future. Hearing from business leaders, Canadian citizens, and one political scientist who |
| 0:59.9 | says the biggest test might actually be justifying Canada's existence. What happens if we can't make |
| 1:06.0 | the case for Canada effectively as a country? The range of outcomes is wider than many of us would comfortably care to admit. |
| 1:13.9 | The challenges facing Canada's next leader coming up on Business Daily. |
| 1:18.7 | Thank you very much. |
| 1:20.1 | It's an honor to be with you. |
| 1:21.5 | Although we're focusing on Canada, we're starting this episode south of the border in the U.S. |
| 1:27.0 | at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home in Florida. |
| 1:30.3 | Go ahead, please. |
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