OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told his MPs Wednesday that he would reflect on what they had to say in a three-hour caucus meeting where some Liberals confronted him about his leadership.
Trudeau was smiling when he left the meeting on Wednesday afternoon, and as he walked briskly past a horde of reporters on Parliament Hill he said only that the Liberal party is"strong and united."
More than 50 people spoke at the meeting, said British Columbia MP Ken Hardie. He described the conversation as very respectful, and said that caucus must also reflect on what it has heard. Ontario Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith said the caucus was scheduled to hear details of the plan for the next election from their newly appointed national campaign director Andrew Bevan, but the conversation about Trudeau's leadership pushed Bevan off the agenda.
Following the last election, Liberal MPs opted against availing themselves of rules that would allow a small number of MPs to force a secret ballot leadership vote in caucus. That means Liberal MPs have no way to force the prime minister to leave his post, and the decision about whether to stay on or step aside is entirely up to him.
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