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Trudeau brushes off leadership threats as he prepares to have caucus tomorrow

Liberal MPs have signed onto a closely guarded letter that aims to convince him to step aside
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives to Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his leadership of the Liberal party is not in danger, even as members of his caucus prepare to confront him Wednesday in the hopes of convincing him to step down.

He brushed off those concerns as he headed into the regular Tuesday meeting with cabinet ministers B次元官网网址 and one by one, those ministers expressed their support for Trudeau.

B次元官网网址淎nybody who has ever bet against Justin Trudeau is sorry they made that bet the next day,B次元官网网址 said Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault.

The cabinet meeting lasted nearly twice as long as usual. Afterward, Innovation Minister Fran莽ois-Philippe Champagne described it as a B次元官网网址渧ery good meeting.B次元官网网址

Even as Trudeau and his cabinet insist itB次元官网网址檚 business as usual, a number of Liberal MPs have signed onto a closely guarded letter that aims to convince him to step aside before the next election.

ItB次元官网网址檚 not clear how many members of TrudeauB次元官网网址檚 team of MPs plan to confront him, or exactly what their message will be, but a caucus revolt could pose the most serious challenge to TrudeauB次元官网网址檚 leadership to date.

Charlottetown MP Sean Casey is the only Liberal to publicly say that he has signed the letter.

Still, there is no way for the Liberal caucus to force him out, so the decision about whether to stay or go will ultimately be up to the prime minister.

The attempted revolt is happening at the same time as a near-total paralysis in the House of Commons, as the Conservatives continue to filibuster a privilege motion related to a green-tech fund that was disbanded by the government over misspent funds.

The Tories have pledged to continue the debate, which has superseded almost all other business in the House for 12 sitting days, until the government hands over unredacted documents about the fund so Parliament can turn them over to the RCMP. The Liberals have refused to do so.

The Bloc Qu茅b茅cois has offered to help put an end to the debate B次元官网网址 so long as the Liberals approve the funding for a private memberB次元官网网址檚 bill that would boost old age security for all seniors, and help hurry along another bill to protect supply management that is currently in the Senate.

If the Liberals refuse, the Bloc says it will start working with the Conservatives and NDP next week to bring the government down.

B次元官网网址淲e cannot avoid noticing that thereB次元官网网址檚 nothing happening in this government. It is being eaten from inside and being attacked from outside and nothing is happening,B次元官网网址 Bloc Leader Yves-Fran莽ois Blanchet said Tuesday.

B次元官网网址淭he whole story is now: what will Justin Trudeau, superstar, do in the coming days? ThereB次元官网网址檚 no management of the Canadian affairs and that is a problem. We are currently the only ones trying to do something.B次元官网网址

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland would only say that the government is still in talks with the NDP and the Bloc. The minority Liberals need the support of one of the opposition parties to continue to pass bills, and the NDP is now taking each vote on a case-by-case basis after ending a supply-and-confidence deal with the government last month.

NDP House leader Peter Julian called the government B次元官网网址渞udderless,B次元官网网址 with Parliament paralyzed and the Liberal caucus focused on bringing down its own leader.

Immigration Minister Marc Miller, who is also TrudeauB次元官网网址檚 personal friend, spoke out against MPs who hope to oust the leader.

B次元官网网址淎ny minute spent on this garbage is a minute thatB次元官网网址檚 not spent on Pierre Poilievre and what he wants to do to this country,B次元官网网址 Miller told reporters.

Other ministers suggested a healthy debate within caucus was the best way to pull the team together.

B次元官网网址淎ny time there are voices of dissent we have to deal with them, we have to listen to them carefully,B次元官网网址 Labour Minister Stephen MacKinnon said.

B次元官网网址淲e have to deal with them and present a unified face to Canadians.B次元官网网址

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre goaded the prime minister about the potential revolt during question period on Tuesday.

B次元官网网址淭he reality is he canB次元官网网址檛 administer the government because heB次元官网网址檚 too busy fighting for his job after nine years. Even his MPs know it,B次元官网网址 Poilievre said.





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