Ontario Liberal MP calls for Trudeau to step aside: ‘Time is of the essence’
Global News
More than 50 of the 75 Liberal MPs from Ontario held a one-hour meeting on Saturday to talk about their party’s leadership, Global News has learned.
Pressure is mounting on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step down, with a growing number of Liberal MPs joining calls for his resignation after a chaotic week for his party.
More than 50 of the 75 Liberal MPs from Ontario held a one-hour meeting on Saturday to talk about their party’s leadership, Global News has learned.
At the caucus meeting, few MPs spoke in favour of Trudeau’s continued leadership but many spoke about the desirability that he leaves, saying his brand has now become “toxic”.
Details of the Ontario caucus meeting were first reported by The Toronto Star and CBC News and those details have largely been confirmed by Global News who also spoke to MPs who were present.
Michael Coteau, the Ontario Liberal caucus chair, was charged with communicating the contents of the meeting to Trudeau in the hopes he’d make a quick decision to leave.
Coteau did not respond on Sunday to requests for comment.
Moreover, several Ontario Liberals, including Yasir Naqvi, Shafqat Ali and Majid Jowhari, have spoken in support of Trudeau as recently as late last week. None of those MPs responded to requests for comment Sunday.
Among those who attended the meeting on Saturday was Chandra Arya, who represents the Ottawa riding of Nepean.
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