Quebec Liberals call for Pm.Trudeau's resignation

Quebec  Liberals call for  Pm. Trudeau's resignation
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A consensus  has been reached  on the need for the prime minister to  resign and caucus chair Stéphane Lauzon  has been instructed to inform Trudeau of  the decision, the  lawmaker said.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves  Parliament after a cabinet meeting in Ottawa, Friday,  December 20, 2024
The Quebec  Liberals are also calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to  resign, according to  sources.
A Quebec Liberal MP, who requested anonymity to speak freely, said the provincial caucus  did not hold a full  session, but  had been  holding discussions  in small groups since the House  adjourned on  December 2. 17.
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A consensus  has been reached  on the need for the prime minister to  resign and caucus chair Stéphane Lauzon  has been instructed to inform Trudeau of  the decision, the  lawmaker said. Lauzon did so last week, which was confirmed by another Liberal  MP from Quebec.
The Ontario and Atlantic caucuses have  already reached similar  conclusions.
Some MPs are divided on whether  the caucus should appoint a new leader or  hold a full leadership  convention. The MP said the Prime  Minister's Office  reacted negatively to requests for Trudeau to resign. They said they  did not understand how  Trudeau's team  could believe he had a path  forward.
Some Liberal MPs called  on Trudeau to resign in the fall after the party lost two normally safe  elections in Toronto and  Montreal.
But these calls intensified after  the resignation of Chrystia  Freeland as  Minister of Finance and  Deputy Prime Minister on  December 16. She said she made the decision after Trudeau said he intended to replace her and move her  into a  US-Canada portfolio without a  ministry.
A national caucus meeting was held soon  after, where  other MPs called on Trudeau to  resign.
Trudeau is  said to be weighing his  options and  it is unclear  whether he will remain  leader.
Atlantic Liberal Party President Kody Blois told Trudeau in a letter last week that he  had written to caucus chair Brenda Shanahan to  request an  emergency meeting of the national caucus in early January to discuss  the next steps, including whether  the caucus should  elect an interim party  leader. .
He said  the caucus  chose to act now because  "time is  running out" as  new US President Donald Trump threatens  to impose tariffs  of 25% and all major opposition parties have  promised to support a motion  of no confidence in the House  of Representatives as soon as possible. as much as possible. The Chamber will resume work at the  end of January.

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