Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is taking some time to reflect after Chrystia FreelandB次元官网网址檚 bombshell resignation as finance minister, Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said Tuesday.

That comes as the number of Liberals who are calling for Trudeau to step aside appears to have grown.

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The House of Commons is now on its holiday break, giving Trudeau a few weeks to decide on his next move before MPs return to Ottawa on Jan. 27.

FreelandB次元官网网址檚 decision to walk away from the top cabinet job came three days after Trudeau had informed her she would be moved out of the finance portfolio in the next cabinet shuffle. The news came out just hours before she was set to present the governmentB次元官网网址檚 fall economic statement in the House of Commons.

That kicked off a day of turmoil on Parliament Hill that began with an unexpected cabinet meeting, followed by hours of confusion about which minister might table the important financial update, or if it would be introduced at all.

Several Liberal MPs demanded an emergency caucus meeting, and during that evening gathering, some of them called for Trudeau to step aside as party leader.

New Brunswick MP Wayne Long, one of 23 caucus members who signed a letter back in October calling for Trudeau to quit, remains adamant that itB次元官网网址檚 time for Trudeau to go. He said this time B次元官网网址渋s so different than times before.B次元官网网址�

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The attempt to oust Trudeau earlier in the fall ultimately failed to garner support from anyone in cabinet. This time, Long said, at least five cabinet ministers believe itB次元官网网址檚 time for a change at the top B次元官网网址� though he did not identify them.

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Several former cabinet ministers have called for Trudeau to go, including former environment minister Catherine McKenna on Tuesday.

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But most current cabinet ministers, when asked, have backed the prime minister publicly.

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Prince Edward Island MP Sean Casey isnB次元官网网址檛 convinced this attempt to push Trudeau out will work any differently than when he and 22 colleagues asked the prime minister to resign in October.

At the time, Liberal MPs told reporters that Trudeau pledged to reflect on what was said. The very next day, he publicly stated his intention to stay on as leader.

Casey does not think the prime minister will take a walk in the snow now, either.

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Whenever Trudeau has been asked if he intends to lead the Liberals in the next election the response has been an unambiguous B次元官网网址測es.B次元官网网址�

Trudeau typically holds a cabinet retreat before the return of Parliament and a long-anticipated cabinet shuffle is likely to come soon.

He replaced Freeland immediately with longtime friend and ally Dominic LeBlanc, who officially is now the minister of public safety, finance and intergovernmental affairs. Anand also holds two portfolios, juggling Treasury Board with transport, which she took on after Pablo Rodriguez stepped aside to prepare a run for the Liberal leadership in Quebec.

There are also at least five sitting ministers who do not plan to run in the next election, including Housing Minister Sean Fraser, whose announcement on Monday about his future was completely overshadowed by FreelandB次元官网网址檚 bombshell.

It has been a tumultuous fall for the government. The Liberals survived three non-confidence votes in the House of Commons and have struggled to advance legislation because of a filibuster on a Conservative privilege motion related to misspending at a now-defunct green technology fund.

On Tuesday, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre once again called on NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh to topple the government.

Poilievre said Canada needs an election because U.S. president-elect Donald Trump B次元官网网址渃an spot weakness from a mile awayB次元官网网址� and the Trudeau government is weak.

Bloc Qu茅b茅cois Leader Yves-Fran莽ois Blanchet also said a new Parliament is needed B次元官网网址渁s soon as possible,B次元官网网址� and he wants to see an election called in January.

Blanchet said Trudeau has lost the political, moral and ethical authority to govern.

On Monday, Singh called for Trudeau to step down but did not make a firm comment on whether the NDP would vote non-confidence in the Liberal government, saying only that B次元官网网址渁ll options are on the table.B次元官网网址�

The NDP, which ended a formal supply-and-confidence agreement to support the Liberals in September, has since voted with the government on all three non-confidence motions, trying to spin it as voting against the Conservatives rather than with the Liberals.

Singh has repeatedly said a Poilievre-led Conservative government would cut things New Democrats have fought for like dental care, pharmacare and other social programs.