Since losing a byelection in Toronto, Trudeau has faced simmering discontent in his caucus
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rises to vote against an opposition motion on confidence in the government following Question Period, Wednesday, September 25, 2024 in Ottawa.Photo by Adrian Wyld /The Canadian Press
Ottawa bureau chief Stuart Thomson talks to Brian Lee Crowley, the managing director of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, about strife in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s party and a crucial Liberal caucus meeting this week.
Since losing a byelection in the Toronto—St. Paul’s riding, a longtime Liberal stronghold, Trudeau has faced simmering discontent in his caucus, although it hasn’t quite erupted into public view. Some Liberal MPs have been organizing behind-the-scenes to confront Trudeau and urge him to resign, targeting Wednesday’s caucus meeting as the best opportunity to do so.
Even as the discontent inside caucus is growing stronger, MPs have been carefully choosing their words when asked if they still support Trudeau. Liberal MP George Chahal offered tepid support for Trudeau at an announcement in Calgary last week.“Well, the prime minister is Mr. Trudeau and the prime minister has done a lot of great work for our nation since being elected in 2015 and he will continue to lead us until he decides or chooses that he does not want to,” he said.Immigration Minister Marc Miller said on the weekend that he hasn’t been impressed with the attempt to oust Trudeau, calling it “passive-aggressive” and “weak.”MPs are back on Parliament Hill after a week-long break and the parties will hold caucus meetings on Wednesday morning.
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