OTTAWA –
The Atlantic Liberal caucus is looking on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to resign as occasion chief in a letter expressing “deep concern” about the way forward for authorities.
The letter dated Dec. 23 was shared publicly Sunday by New Brunswick MP Wayne Lengthy, who has been saying for the reason that fall that Trudeau ought to step down.
Lengthy wrote in a Fb publish that he shared the letter for “openness and transparency.”
“If we’re to have any likelihood within the subsequent election, and stop a Pierre Poilievre authorities, we want new management with a brand new imaginative and prescient for our occasion and the nation,” Lengthy wrote.
Atlantic caucus chair and Nova Scotia MP Kody Blois penned the letter, saying it’s now not “tenable” for Trudeau to proceed to guide the occasion.
The letter notes that the nation faces “instability” amid U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s tariff threats and indicators from opposition events that they are going to declare non-confidence in Trudeau’s authorities on the first alternative.
The letter thanks Trudeau for his 9 years of service as prime minister, saying he leaves a “optimistic and consequential legacy.” It cautions Trudeau that may very well be undone if he stays on as chief.
The letter comes lower than two weeks after Chrystia Freeland’s resignation from Trudeau’s cupboard as finance minister and deputy prime minister.
“Our colleagues this morning expressed their deep private affection for you, their delight in our work as a Liberal workforce, but additionally their deep concern that and not using a management change that progress will likely be misplaced below a Pierre Poilievre-lead authorities,” Blois wrote to Trudeau.
The letter concludes with a name for a nationwide caucus assembly in early January so the Liberal MPs can talk about their subsequent steps.
Blois didn’t reply instantly to a request for remark. Trudeau is claimed to be excited about his future through the vacation break.
Conservative MP John Williamson mentioned Friday he plans to introduce a non-confidence movement on the subsequent public accounts committee assembly on Jan. 7.
If that movement is profitable at committee, it could be forwarded to the Home of Commons and may very well be voted on as quickly as Jan. 30, triggering an election if it passes.
The Conservatives introduced ahead three non-confidence motions through the fall sitting of the Home of Commons, which the Liberals survived because of assist from the NDP.
Nonetheless, NDP Chief Jagmeet Singh now says that his occasion has misplaced confidence within the authorities and intends to convey ahead a non-confidence movement within the new yr, no matter who’s Liberal chief.
This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed Dec. 29, 2024.
