Trudeau 'absolutely' best person to lead the Liberals in next election: LeBlanc says
CTV
Cabinet minister Dominic LeBlanc insists he's not planning a leadership campaign to head the Liberal party, should current leader and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resign, seemingly quashing rumours he's planning to make a move for his boss' job.
Cabinet minister Dominic LeBlanc insists he’s not planning a leadership campaign to head the Liberal party, should current leader and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resign, seemingly quashing rumours he’s planning to make a move for his boss’ job.
LeBlanc — who serves as the minister of public safety, democratic institutions, and intergovernmental affairs — told CTV’s Questions Period host Vassy Kapelos in an interview airing Sunday that Trudeau should “absolutely” remain as Liberal leader in the next election.
“I think he's the best person to lead the party into the next election,” he said.
The questions came after the Globe and Mail published a column last month, reporting that a former Liberal cabinet minister met with LeBlanc to discuss plans for him to run to succeed Trudeau if he was to step down as party leader.
The column also reported that "over whisky and cigars," an "eager" LeBlanc agreed to be part of a group to lay the foundations for a campaign.
“I had a conversation with an old friend at some friend’s house,” LeBlanc told Kapelos. “I'm not organizing a leadership campaign in any way, I'm looking forward to running in the next election.”
“The prime minister has said he's going to be leading the party in the next election,” he added. “I'm very excited about that.”