Justin Trudeau has said he will step down as prime minister of Canada and leader of the governing Liberal party after nine years in office. He announced his resignation in a speech outside his Rideau Cottage residence in Ottawa on Monday,

Justin Trudeau’s resignation speech was barely 400 words long and out of character in tone, style and content, as well as length. As he listened, Robert Danisch, professor in communication arts at the University of Waterloo,