Justin Trudeau resignation: Many in his home riding of Papineau happy with news [Video]

After months of turmoil within his party, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced he was stepping down as leader of the Liberal party on Monday morning.

“This country deserves a real choice in the next election, and it has become clear to me that if I’m having to fight internal battles, I cannot be the best option in that election,” Trudeau said during the announcement.

Trudeau’s meteoric rise to power began in the riding of Papineau in 2008, when the former schoolteacher was elected MP of the district.

Five years later, he was leading the Liberal party, which was in shambles following a 2011 election and saw them fall behind the NDP in seat numbers in the House of Commons.

Then in 2015, he followed in his father’s footsteps as he became the second-youngest prime minister in Canadian history.

While many people who live in the Montreal riding of Papineau have fond memories of the prime minister, they also …