From the New York Times, I'm Natalie Kittrowath, and this is The Daily.

This week, Justin Trudeau said he'd step down as Prime Minister of Canada.

That marked the stunning downfall of a man who was once seen as a global icon of progressive politics.

Today, my colleague Mattina Stavis Gridniff explains the forces that led to Trudeau's

collapsed, and she talks about the populist leader who could replace him, just as Donald

Trump returns to power.

It's Wednesday, January 8th.

Metina, for me and I think for a lot of people, when we heard Justin Trudeau was stepping down,

it felt like a pretty remarkable moment, partially because he's been in power for so many years, almost a decade, and he'd really become something of a fixture in global politics, but also because of the way that he was doing it, the way he was residing, not finishing out his term, choosing to just kind of exit the political stage.

You cover Canada.

What did you make of that moment?

I mean, I know what you mean, Natalie, but honestly, he resigned,

but I really don't think it was much of a choice.

Yes, he had been around for a really long time. It's almost kind of hard to remember a time when he wasn't Canadian Prime Minister. But if you've been following Canadian politics,

you would know this was a really long time coming in for many Canadians well overdue. He had been

under tremendous pressure from within his party to step down,

and the public had made it abundantly clear that they were no longer supporting him. His popularity

was at historic lows, and eventually the growing colds from within his party for him to step

down showed him the exit. Well, okay, so tell me, how did he get to that point

where he really didn't have a choice but to do what he did? I mean, broadly speaking, the arc of

Justin Trudeau's narrative is one of rapid and spectacular rise and slow and steady decline. And really, that rise kind of

almost started from his birth. He was born, well, his father was in his first term of being

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