OTTAWA — Liberal MP Sean Casey is the first to publicly confirm that he has signed a letter calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to resign, arguing it would be in the best interests of the country to let someone else take the reins.
As an internal revolt brews, few Liberal MPs who are not in the cabinet are publicly defending the prime minister. The upcoming caucus meeting on Wednesday appears to present the most serious challenge to Trudeau's leadership to date.
"Voting is an emotional exercise. It's not based on logic or reason. If it was based on logic and rational thinking, we'd be 20 points up, not down. But there's been baggage accumulated. People have tuned him out," Casey told reporters. Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault told reporters on Monday that while he understands people may want change after seeing the prime minister in power for nine years, he continues to back Trudeau.
The attempts to oust the prime minister come at a particularly precarious time for his minority government, as the Liberals try to maintain a grip on an increasingly fractious Parliament. Canada expelled six Indian diplomats and India in turn sent six Canadian envoys home as a result of the allegations.
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