Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to make announcement on his political future this morning
CTV
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be making an announcement on his political future this morning at Rideau Cottage.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be making an announcement on his political future this morning at Rideau Cottage.
According to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Trudeau "will be making an announcement and answering questions from the media this morning at 10:45 a.m."
This comes as CTV News has confirmed that staffers in the PMO are meeting on 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 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.
