Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is under increasing pressure to resign as a majority of Liberal caucuses have indicated their desire for a leadership change. Staffers in the Prime Minister's Office are expected to inform the team that there is no clear path forward for Trudeau's continued leadership.
January 06, 2025 at 7:27AM EST Liberal strategist and principal at Perez Strategies Andrew Perez, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has three options as he faces pressure to resign. As an announcement from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about his political future looms, CTV News has confirmed that staffers in the Prime Minister’s Office will meet Monday.
Two sources tell CTV News that they expect the prime minister and his chief of staff Katie Telford will convey to the broader team that they do not see a path forward for Trudeau’s continued leadership, in the absence of support from the Liberal caucus. A majority of the Ontario, Atlantic, Quebec and B.C. caucuses determined over the Christmas break that they want Justin Trudeau to step aside, and a national, daylong caucus to discuss that fact and next steps has been set for Wednesday.In that meeting – set to be his first with the full Liberal caucus since telling them he’d be reflecting on his next steps over the holidays – it was expected Trudeau would be confronted with calls to resign, as many MPs have becoming increasingly concerned about the party’s popularity heading into the 2025 federal election with him as leader. Sources tell CTV News that if Trudeau does announce his resignation, it will be from the helm of the Liberal party, and the aim would be to stay on as prime minister until a new leader is chosen. Though, both sources cautioned the ability to do so is not by any means clear, and what happens next is subject to change as a result. In anticipation that Trudeau would have to publicly address the escalating pressure he’s facing early in the new year, Liberal supporters have already started contemplating the party’s leadership rules and constitution, as well as the kinds of preparations needed for a potentially expedited race. Trudeau has been the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada since 2013, and prime minister since 201
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