Canada's outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has set March 9 as the date for the Liberal Party to elect its new leader. The announcement was made through a statement from the party on Thursday.

Trudeau recently announced his resignation, and the party is now preparing to elect a new leader ahead of the upcoming national elections. The party is currently in a relatively weak position according to recent public opinion polls, which pushed Trudeau to step down.

After more than nine years in power, he made the decision to resign following the disappointing results in the opinion polls. However, Trudeau has stated that he will continue to serve as Prime Minister and party leader until a new leader is chosen.

On Thursday evening, the Liberal Party's national governing board held a meeting to begin discussions on the leadership election process and to set the initial rules and guidelines for the election.