Chrystia Freeland's sudden resignation as Finance Minister has triggered a wave of calls for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step down. Trudeau is reportedly weighing his options, including whether to remain in office or call an early election.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is considering his options after Chrystia Freeland ’s resignation Monday heightened calls for him to step down. Freeland resigned as finance minister on Monday — the same day she was scheduled to present the fall economic statement and just days after Trudeau told her she would be moved out of the finance job.
Trudeau’s decision appears to have backfired spectacularly, igniting a chorus of calls for him to resign, including from several Liberal MPs, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and the Toronto Star’s editorial board. Trudeau told an emergency caucus meeting Monday evening that he would reflect on what he is being told. A Liberal source with knowledge of the situation, but who was not authorized to speak publicly about the discussions, confirmed to The Canadian Press that Trudeau is reflecting with his inner circle on what to do next. Those reflections include whether he should stay or leave. Trudeau has cancelled his year-end interviews with news outlets and has yet to publicly discuss Freeland’s departure. He has resisted calls for him to leave for more than a year now, but should the latest situation change his mind he has several options, including resigning immediately and walking away or staying on until a new leader is chosen. Both of those options likely would require Parliament to be prorogued briefly for a short leadership race to take place. Another Liberal source with ties to Trudeau’s inner circle but not in government said the prime minister’s team is trying to sort out a path forward for him, and characterized that as “definitely operating in a manner to assert” having him continue on as leader. Trudeau tends to clam up and only confide in a select few people at times of crisis. That’s left a town hungry for gossip scrambling to try to find reliable intel while Trudeau’s senior officials stress over their next step
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