Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rebuffed calls to step aside last week — but that doesn't mean the disaffected Liberal MPs who called on him to quit have given up the fight.Posted: Oct 28, 2024 3:47 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago
"Given the fact that there are quite a number of MPs, quite a number of Liberals and Canadians who feel that someone else should lead the Liberal Party into the next election, I think the way to move forward is to hold a secret ballot vote. I think that's the best thing for the party and for the country," Liberal MP Yvan Baker said.
"The prime minister and his team have said on a number of occasions that he enjoys the support of the vast majority of caucus. To me, that suggests he shouldn't have any concerns about putting it to a secret ballot vote," Baker said."A secret ballot would put this to rest. We need to have some finality to this. I think that would help us as a party move beyond this," he said.New Brunswick MP Wayne Long says Trudeau has to save the Liberal Party.
"If we don't step in and make a solid change here, we're going to allow Pierre Poilievre to govern for the next one, two, three terms. That would be disastrous for our country."Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's leadership is on the line amid an internal revolt from 24 MPs, who have demanded he decide whether to stay or step down by Monday morning.
Baker said the Reform Act shouldn't hold MPs back from trying to hold a vote, adding it's the democratic thing to do.Trudeau says he thinks about how angry messages affect his familyIn an interview with Inside the Village, an Ontario news podcast, that aired over the weekend, Trudeau said he's "determined to lead this party into the next election" and that he's "actually really excited about this fight.
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