PM thinks about leaving ‘crazy job,’ but will fight on

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau isn’t going anywhere, but said in a French-language interview with CBC/Radio-Canada that was released Friday that he thinks about leaving his “crazy job” every day.

Trudeau’s Liberals are trailing 15 points behind Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives, who currently hold the support of 36 per cent of those polled, according to the latest Abacus Data survey.

Trudeau, who made the comments in an interview with Alec Castonguay on Radio-Canada’s ICI Première, said he feels personal strain due to his position as prime minister, consistent with what he has previously expressed in interviews since last year.

“I think about leaving every day. It’s a crazy job I’m doing, making the personal sacrifices,” Trudeau said in French. “Of course, it’s super tough.”

Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, announced they were legally separating last August after 18 years of marriage. They have three children.

However, he remains committed to staying on as Liberal leader through the next election.

“I could not be the man I am and abandon the fight at this point,” he said.

Trudeau said he became a politician “not to be popular, not for personal reasons — because I want to serve and I know I have something to offer.”

“The choice that Canadians will make, in a year in the elections, will be so fundamental.”

The next federal election must be held by October 2025.

Canadians’ dissatisfaction with the Trudeau Liberals was on display this month in a Durham byelection, where an expected Conservative win also came with a dip in Liberal support compared to the 2021 election.

In an interview with Radio-Canada, Trudeau said he feels personal strain due to his position as prime minister