Chrystia Freeland's resignation as finance minister has triggered a wave of calls for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step down. Trudeau is now weighing his options, including resigning or staying on until a leadership contest.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is considering his options after Chrystia Freeland’s resignation on Monday intensified demands 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 informed her she would be moved out of the finance role.
The decision appears to have backfired spectacularly, igniting calls for the prime minister 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 the feedback he was receiving. 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 deliberating with his inner circle on what to do next. Trudeau has canceled his year-end interviews with news outlets and has yet to publicly address Freeland’s departure. Trudeau has resisted calls for him to leave for more than a year, but should the latest situation change his mind he has several options, including resigning immediately 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. If he stays, Trudeau has some damage control to do in his caucus, with some suggesting at least one-third of Liberal MPs now want him to resign. On Wednesday, New Brunswick MP Wayne Long, who was among the first MPs to call for Trudeau to resign earlier this year, wrote to the entire caucus calling the “mishandling” of Freeland’s resignation “embarrassing” and “an indictment of the chaos and insularity within the Prime Minister’s inner circle.” The House of Commons is now on its holiday break, giving the prime minister a few weeks to decide on his next move before MPs return to Ottawa on January 27
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