Trudeau has a huge ego so I don’t know if this is true, but a theory I’ve seen float out there is that the Liberals know they have no shot at the election. So rather than have a new person take a historic loss and have it be associated with the party, Trudeau will take the fall so that whoever takes over can paint it as a referendum on Trudeau rather than the party. That way, moving forward, they can rebrand and not have the stink of the current government associated with them.
Which would actually be a noble thing for the party and make sense politically. But again, Trudeau is so egotistical I don’t know if I buy it. This guy might genuinely think he can still win.