Nine of his eleven years as prime minister of Canada, which were tainted by his conflict with India and subservience to Khalistanis, are coming to an end under Justin Trudeau.
He declared on Monday that he will resign as both the Liberal Party's leader and prime minister, but he will remain in office until a new leader is chosen.
"I intend to resign as party leader, as Prime Minister, after the party selects its next leader through a robust, nationwide, competitive process," he stated while speaking outside his official residence here.
In order to prevent the opposition from forcing a vote of no-confidence against him, he stated that the House of Commons would be prorogued until March 24.
Encouraged by his former ally Jagmeet Singh, the head of the opposition New Democratic Party, he charged that India was planning a suicide attack on Khalistanis.
Without providing evidence, some members of his government made unfounded personal accusations against Indian leaders, tying India to the murder of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
However, Singh, whose backing his minority government depended on to remain in power, was not placated by that.
As Trudeau's poll numbers plummeted and his party and government fell into anarchy following the dismissal of Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, Singh joined the chorus calling for his resignation.
MPs from the Liberal Party then demanded Trudeau's resignation as a result.
His image was not saved by the Trudeau administration's campaign against India.
Trudeau's trip to India revealed the involvement of his government with Khalistanis.
A reception that Trudeau was hosting for Jaspal Atwal, a Khalistani who was found guilty of being involved in an assassination plot against then-Punjab Minister Malkiat Singh Sidhu, overshadowed the trip, and Trudeau's tendency for showmanship backfired when he and his family dressed in Bollywood glam.
Only 153 of the 338 seats are held by the Liberal Party, well below the 170 required for a majority.
In September, the New Democratic Party broke a deal to back Trudeau without joining the government, putting Trudeau's government on life support.
