As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faces increasing pressure to step down, former British Columbia Premier Christy Clark says she is ready to “return to politics” if the Liberal Party leadership position becomes available.
However, in a statement to CTV News on Monday, Clark acknowledged that “the Liberal Party leadership position will not come quickly.”
“If things were to change, I would like to be part of the conversation with the Liberal Party about the future direction of this country,” Clark continued.
Clark also said in a statement that he is “listening to the voices of Canadians and Liberals across the country.”
“What I’m hearing is that Canadians are tired of politicians who think sowing division is an acceptable path to victory,” Clark said. “They want leaders who will unite the country behind practical solutions to the difficult problems we face.”
Clark served as British Columbia’s premier from 2011 to 2017 and has been outspoken about Trudeau’s leadership in recent years, including after the Liberal party’s defeat in Toronto-St. Louis by-elections this year. Pauls and La Salle Aimard Verdun.
Clark, who also appears as a weekly panelist on CTV’s Power Play, also released another article. Statement regarding X He called for unity within the Liberal Party to fight against Conservative leader Pierre Poièvre.
Her comments came ahead of Wednesday’s highly anticipated Liberal caucus meeting, where the Liberal caucus is expected to formally ask Trudeau to resign as party leader.
Earlier this month, as Prime Minister Trudeau was returning home from the ASEAN summit, reports of a new move to oust him emerged, and since then, questions have arisen about how many MPs are involved and who they are. Questions have dominated the Capitol.
On Monday, Liberal MP Sean Casey, who represents Charlottetown, acknowledged publicly for the first time that he had signed a letter calling for Trudeau to resign, but declined to say how many of his colleagues had done the same.
Mr. Casey told reporters that Canadians are no longer listening to Mr. Trudeau and “people are ignoring him.”
Other Liberal MPs questioned said they had not yet seen a formal letter expressing support for Trudeau or calling on him to resign.
“The easy thing for him would be to walk away,” Health Minister Mark Holland told reporters. “But the challenges are too great. I think the reason he’s staying here is because he believes he’s the right person for this era, and I believe that too.”
Asked if he had been approached to sign the letter, Liberal British Columbia MP Ken Hardy said: “Honestly, I can’t say.”
“There was a lot of chatter within the group, a lot of indirection. It’s dynamic and very nuanced,” Hardy said.
Others, on the other hand, downplayed all the political chatter leading up to Wednesday’s caucuses.
“Like you, I’m going to buy popcorn and a big bag of popcorn and watch the show,” Ontario Liberal MP Marcus Pawlowski joked to reporters.
With files from The Canadian Press
