Canada is without a leader amid the risk of tariffs and terror

On Monday, Justin Trudeau, prime minister of Canada, trotted out to resign — sort of.Knowing that his party could not survive a non-confidence vote, he announced his intentions to step down.

But only after March 24, by which time a new party leader will be chosen.This is probably the worst of all possible arrangements for Canadians and our allies.By shutting down parliament, Trudeau and his party escaped a non-confidence vote which likely would have led to the dissolution of government and an immediate election — forcing him to face off with Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre.Now, he’s simply delayed any confidence vote or election, hoping to give the next Liberal leader time to gain popularity. It is unlikely they will win Canadian confidence.

The Liberals have been in power for nine years.Their popularity recently polled at a dismal 16% and they were recently projected to win as few as six (out of 338) seats in the next federal election.

Brutal.Like Biden, Trudeau is a lame duck prime minister.That’s dangerous for Canada and our allies.Parliament has been shut down.

There are no daily legislative debates known as Question Period.No motions are being put forward.

No laws are being passed. No elected members of parliament can raise concerns about Canada’s vulnerability in light of recent attempted ISIS-inspired terror, which should be at the forefront of Canadian politician’s minds after last week’s attack in New Orleans.In Canada’s case, father-and-son duo Ahmed and Mostafa Eldidi plotted to terrorize Toronto.

The father successfully immigrated from Egypt to Canada years after starring as a beheader in an ISIS video, provoking serious questions about our immigration system for Canadians’ safety, but also our responsibility to improve it to protect our US neighbors.Clearly, it’s no time to pause the government. With parliament shut down, there’s no transparency in terms of how Trudeau’s cabinet ministers will deal with soon-...