Chandra Arya, a longtime Trudeau supporter, says it’s time for the prime minister to step down and believes the majority of Liberals in his caucus feel the same way.
“We have no choice but to replace the leadership now,” Alia told CBC’s chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton on Sunday.
He was responding to questions about what was discussed at a virtual meeting of the Ontario Liberal Caucus on Saturday morning.
At a meeting of the party’s largest regional caucus, more than 50 Liberal MPs agreed that Justin Trudeau should resign as party leader, sources told CBC News.
The sudden resignation of former deputy prime minister and finance minister Chrystia Freeland from the cabinet on Monday prompted a growing number of MPs to call for Prime Minister Trudeau to step down. Currently, the number of people published is 21.
said Quebec Liberal MP Anthony Housefather. rosemary burton live that The “vast majority” of people he speaks believe the prime minister should resign “whether he announces it or not”.
He said Trudeau’s continued leadership would put the party in an “impossible situation” and make leadership a “voting issue.”
“There are a lot of people who vote for the Liberal Party but don’t want to vote for the leader,” Housefather said.
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Arya and Housefather said the biggest threat facing Canadians is the impending 25 per cent tariffs promised by President-elect Donald Trump’s administration.
“We need the prime minister to step down now so that we can get a leadership process underway,” Housefather said, adding that while the leadership process takes place, the Liberal caucus will decide to appoint an interim leader “within one day.” He added that he thought there was a possibility of selecting the
Arias said he “absolutely” thinks Freeland is the person to step up, given his negotiating record during the first Trump administration.
Housefather said the first priority is for Trudeau to resign, without naming any possible successors.
Liberals ‘don’t deserve a second chance’: NDP
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh wrote a letter Friday pledging to introduce a motion of no confidence in an effort to topple the Liberal government. This is the first time he has said he intends to do so.
It is unclear when that will happen or whether he will support other opposition motions.
“The Liberal Party does not deserve a second chance,” Singh’s letter said. “I asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to resign, and he should.”
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has failed in his greatest job as a prime minister: to work for the people, not those in power.
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Despite the political turmoil, the prime minister’s cabinet says they will continue to work for Canadians, whom Employment, Workforce Development and Labor Minister Stephen McKinnon described as “the boss.”
“We’re listening very carefully to what they have to say,” MacKinnon told Rosemary Burton.
Mr McKinnon said the Liberal Party had a “very strong and diverse caucus”, but MPs were a team. “I’m part of the team and I’m part of this prime minister’s team.”
Prime Minister Trudeau is said to be contemplating his political future. The prime minister is visiting the capital region on Sunday, with no official events listed on his itinerary.
