Internal calls for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation as Liberal leader intensified on Wednesday as Liberal MPs gathered on Parliament Hill, according to a CBC News report.
Dissident MPs aired their grievances to Trudeau during a closed-door meeting, reflecting growing discontent within the party. The gathering was part of the weekly caucus meetings that take place during the House of Commons session. Wednesday’s meeting served as a forum for MPs to voice their concerns and frustrations directly to PM Trudeau.
Trudeau is facing increasing pressure from within his own party, with disgruntled Liberal MPs giving him an ultimatum to decide his future by October 28. During the caucus meeting on Wednesday, a document was presented outlining the case for Trudeau’s resignation, but it did not happen. Specify any consequences if he fails to meet the deadline.
Sources who spoke to Radio-Canada said 24 MPs signed an agreement calling on Trudeau to step down as Liberal leader, CBC News reported.
During the meeting, British Columbia MP Patrick Wheeler presented a document arguing in favor of Trudeau’s resignation. The document suggested that the Liberal Party could experience a similar resurgence as the Democrats saw after US President Joe Biden chose not to seek re-election in the upcoming presidential elections in the country.
During the three-hour long meeting, MPs were given two minutes each to address the room. Sources said about 20 – none of whom were cabinet ministers – stood up to urge Trudeau to step down before the next election. But many MPs also stood up in support of the Prime Minister, CBC News reported.
Immigration Minister Mark Miller acknowledged the frustration of some Liberal MPs and expressed respect for those who have spoken directly to Trudeau about their concerns.
“Fundamentally, this is something that has been simmering for some time and it’s important for people to get it out. This is not a code red situation. The prime minister is certainly handling the truth,” CBC News reported. Can.”
The latest political rift in Canada has actually been fueled by rising tensions between India and Canada.
Relations between India and Canada soured when Trudeau alleged in the Canadian Parliament last year that he had a “credible allegation” that India was involved in the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
India has denied all the allegations, calling them “absurd” and “motivated” and accused Canada of harboring extremist and anti-India elements in its country.
Nijjar, who was designated a terrorist by India’s National Investigation Agency in 2020, was shot dead outside a gurudwara in Surrey in June last year.
The recent diplomatic controversy arose when Canada labeled India’s High Commissioner and other diplomats as “persons of interest” in the investigation into Nijjar’s death.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
