India, March 15 -- Justin Trudeau submitted his resignation from the post of Canada's Prime Minister on Friday, bringing to an end a tenure of over nine years at the helm in Ottawa.

"Thank you, Canada - for trusting in me, for challenging me, and for granting me the privilege to serve the best country, and the best people, on earth," he stated in a farewell message on X on Friday.

In a valedictory video on Thursday, he stated, "This may be my last day here in this office, but I will always be boldly and unapologetically Canadian."

Trudeau was replaced as Canada's PM on Friday by former central bank governor Mark Carney, who has signalled he will take the government and the ruling Liberal Party to a more centrist position after his pred...