OTTAWA — Monday could mark a historic week in Canadian politics if the growing chorus calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gets its way.
The Globe and Mail is reporting that Trudeau is expected to announce he is stepping down as Liberal party leader as early as Monday.
That’s despite the Liberal MPs calling for him to resign and three main opposition parties all saying they plan to bring down the government at the first opportunity, which could come before the end of the month. Pressure on Trudeau to step down intensified after the surprise resignation of Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on Dec. 16.
The party executive has to call a meeting within 27 days to establish rules and infrastructure for a leadership contest. Crawley predicted the meeting would likely be called “much quicker than that.” While it’s not up to the party whether the government falls, they have to decide “what's best for the party in terms of a leadership contest, but at the same time I think they have to also look at what contingencies they put in place to ensure that if the government falls, that there's a leader who can lead the government through that election campaign.”
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