Ottawa, Canada
Justin Trudeau, the embattled Canadian Prime Minister on Tuesday (Dec 17) tried to downplay the most serious challenge to his leadership yet — the resignation of his deputy PM as a 'family' spat.
As per Bloomberg, speaking at the Liberal Party's end-of-the-year, Trudeau chalked up the exit of his long-time trusted Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland as "fights around the holidays".
This comes as, in the last few days, over a dozen members of Trudeau's caucus have publicly said that he cannot carry on as the party leader. 
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<h2>What did Trudeau say?</h2>
"Like most families, sometimes we have fights around the holidays," Trudeau told the Liberal Party's 153 lawmakers and their staffers in Ottawa.
"But of course, like most families, we find our way through it. You know, I love this country, I deeply love this party, I love you guys, and love is what families are all about," he added in a glancing reference to Freeland's resignation.
This comes after Freeland resigned while slamming Trudeau's "costly political gimmicks" in a scathing letter.
<h2>Freeland's resignation</h2>
Freeland, on Monday (Dec 16), announced that she is resigning from Trudeau's cabinet. Freeland said that on Friday, the Canadian PM told her that he was removing her as the nation's finance minister and assigning her a different role and that she felt she had no option but to resign.
Media reports suggest that Trudeau was planning to replace her Brookfield Asset Management Chair, Mark Carney. Following her resignation, Trudeau named Dominic LeBlanc as the finance minister.
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<h2>Why Freeland's resignation is Trudeau's biggest challenge yet?</h2>
Freeland by far is the highest-ranking Liberal to publicly criticise Trudeau. However, she's far from being the only Liberal MP to slam him. Especially after Freeland's resignation, the number of Liberal Party MPs calling for his resignation has increased.
As per a CBC News tally, after Freeland's resignation, over 10 members of Trudeau's caucus have called for him to step down. The MPs as per the report are Wayne Long, René Arseneault, Francis Drouin, Helena Jaczek, Ken McDonald, Ken Hardie, Sean Casey, Chad Collins, Anthony Housefather, Patrick Weiler, Serge Cormier, Yvan Baker and Alexandra Mendès.
(With inputs from agencies)

Speaking at the liberal Party's end-of-the-year, Trudeau chalked up the exit of his long-time trusted Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland as "fights around the holidays"



Ottawa, Canada Justin Trudeau, the embattled Canadian Prime Minister on Tuesday (Dec 17) tried to downplay the most serious challenge to his leadership yet — the resignation of his deputy PM as a 'family' spat. As per Bloomberg, speaking at the Liberal Party's end-of-the-year, Trudeau chalked up the exit of his long-time trusted Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland as "fights around the holidays". This comes as, in the last few days, over a dozen members of Trudeau's caucus have publicly said that he cannot carry on as the party leader. Also read | Trudeau next? Ontario Liberal MP calls for change in leadership after Canada Deputy PM's resignation What did Trudeau say? "Like most families, sometimes we have fights around the holidays," Trudeau told the Liberal Party's 153 lawmakers and their staffers in Ottawa. "But of course, like most families, we find our way through it. You know, I love this country, I deeply love this party, I love you guys, and love is what families are all about," he added in a glancing reference to Freeland's resignation. This comes after Freeland resigned while slamming Trudeau's "costly political gimmicks" in a scathing letter. Freeland's resignation Freeland, on Monday (Dec 16), announced that she is resigning from Trudeau's cabinet. Freeland said that on Friday, the Canadian PM told her that he was removing her as the nation's finance minister and assigning her a different role and that she felt she had no option but to resign. Media reports suggest that Trudeau was planning to replace her Brookfield Asset Management Chair, Mark Carney. Following her resignation, Trudeau named Dominic LeBlanc as the finance minister. Also read | Canada's Deputy PM Freeland resigns over disagreements with Trudeau, says country facing grave challenge Why Freeland's resignation is Trudeau's biggest challenge yet? Freeland by far is the highest-ranking Liberal to publicly criticise Trudeau. However, she's far from being the only Liberal MP to slam him. Especially after Freeland's resignation, the number of Liberal Party MPs calling for his resignation has increased. As per a CBC News tally, after Freeland's resignation, over 10 members of Trudeau's caucus have called for him to step down. The MPs as per the report are Wayne Long, René Arseneault, Francis Drouin, Helena Jaczek, Ken McDonald, Ken Hardie, Sean Casey, Chad Collins, Anthony Housefather, Patrick Weiler, Serge Cormier, Yvan Baker and Alexandra Mendès. (With inputs from agencies)

Canada PM Justin Trudeau tries to downplay Freeland's resignation, challenge to leadership as 'family' spat

Justin Trudeau, the embattled Canadian Prime Minister on Tuesday (Dec 17) tried to downplay the most serious challenge to his leadership yet — the resignation of his deputy PM as a 'family' spat.

As per Bloomberg, speaking at the Liberal Party's end-of-the-year, Trudeau chalked up the exit of his long-time trusted Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland as "fights around the holidays".

This comes as, in the last few days, over a dozen members of Trudeau's caucus have publicly said that he cannot carry on as the party leader.&nbsp;

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<h2>What did Trudeau say?</h2>

"Like most families, sometimes we have fights around the holidays," Trudeau told the Liberal Party's 153 lawmakers and their staffers in Ottawa.

"But of course, like most families, we find our way through it. You know, I love this country, I deeply love this party, I love you guys, and love is what families are all about," he added in a glancing reference to Freeland's resignation.

This comes after Freeland resigned while slamming Trudeau's "costly political gimmicks" in a scathing letter.

<h2>Freeland's resignation</h2>

Freeland, on Monday (Dec 16), announced that she is resigning from Trudeau's cabinet. Freeland said that on Friday, the Canadian PM told her that he was removing her as the nation's finance minister and assigning her a different role and that she felt she had no option but to resign.

Media reports suggest that Trudeau was planning to replace her Brookfield Asset Management Chair, Mark Carney. Following her resignation, Trudeau named Dominic LeBlanc as the finance minister.

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<h2>Why Freeland's resignation is Trudeau's biggest challenge yet?</h2>

Freeland by far is the highest-ranking Liberal to publicly criticise Trudeau. However, she's far from being the only Liberal MP to slam him. Especially after Freeland's resignation, the number of Liberal Party MPs calling for his resignation has increased.

As per a CBC News tally, after Freeland's resignation, over 10 members of Trudeau's caucus have called for him to step down. The MPs as per the report are Wayne Long, René Arseneault, Francis Drouin,&nbsp;Helena Jaczek, Ken McDonald, Ken Hardie, Sean Casey, Chad Collins, Anthony Housefather, Patrick Weiler,&nbsp;Serge Cormier, Yvan Baker and Alexandra Mendès.

(With inputs from agencies)

Justin Trudeau, the embattled Canadian Prime Minister on Tuesday (Dec 17) tried to downplay the most serious challenge to his leadership yet — the resignation of his deputy PM as a 'family' spat.

Justin Trudeau, the embattled Canadian Prime Minister on Tuesday (Dec 17) tried to downplay the most serious challenge to his leadership yet — the resignation of his deputy PM as a 'family' spat. As per Bloomberg, speaking at the Liberal Party's end-of-the-year, Trudeau chalked up the exit of his long-time trusted Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland as "fights around the holidays". This comes as, in the last few days, over a dozen members of Trudeau's caucus have publicly said that he cannot carry on as the party leader. Also read | Trudeau next? Ontario Liberal MP calls for change in leadership after Canada Deputy PM's resignation What did Trudeau say? "Like most families, sometimes we have fights around the holidays," Trudeau told the Liberal Party's 153 lawmakers and their staffers in Ottawa. "But of course, like most families, we find our way through it. You know, I love this country, I deeply love this party, I love you guys, and love is what families are all about," he added in a glancing reference to Freeland's resignation. This comes after Freeland resigned while slamming Trudeau's "costly political gimmicks" in a scathing letter. Freeland's resignation Freeland, on Monday (Dec 16), announced that she is resigning from Trudeau's cabinet. Freeland said that on Friday, the Canadian PM told her that he was removing her as the nation's finance minister and assigning her a different role and that she felt she had no option but to resign. Media reports suggest that Trudeau was planning to replace her Brookfield Asset Management Chair, Mark Carney. Following her resignation, Trudeau named Dominic LeBlanc as the finance minister. Also read | Canada's Deputy PM Freeland resigns over disagreements with Trudeau, says country facing grave challenge Why Freeland's resignation is Trudeau's biggest challenge yet? Freeland by far is the highest-ranking Liberal to publicly criticise Trudeau. However, she's far from being the only Liberal MP to slam him. Especially after Freeland's resignation, the number of Liberal Party MPs calling for his resignation has increased. As per a CBC News tally, after Freeland's resignation, over 10 members of Trudeau's caucus have called for him to step down. The MPs as per the report are Wayne Long, René Arseneault, Francis Drouin, Helena Jaczek, Ken McDonald, Ken Hardie, Sean Casey, Chad Collins, Anthony Housefather, Patrick Weiler, Serge Cormier, Yvan Baker and Alexandra Mendès. (With inputs from agencies)

In a new political headache for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, some lawmakers from his own party have now started a campaign to unseat him to make way for new leadership. CBC News reported that more than a dozen Liberal Party MPs have signed a document, calling for a ‘change’. The report said that “at least” 20 MPs have signed the letter, without identifying the ruling party lawmakers.

According to reports, discontent against Trudeau’s leadership is on the rise in the Liberal Party after the party faced by-election losses in Montreal and Toronto.

Polls in the LaSalle-Emard-Verdun district of Montreal were conducted by Bloc Quebecois candidate Louis-Philippe Sauve, who received 28 per cent of the votes compared to 27.2 per cent cast for Liberal Party candidate Laura Palestini.

Criticism mounted as the liberal leader was travelling to an Asian country for a summit even as his party bit the dust back home.

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One MP who signed the document told CBC, "This is an insurance policy. We needed to act before the pressure from the PMO intensifies."

Earlier, Canadian media outlet Toronto Star reported that an effort was going on within the party to topple Trudeau, with “at least 30 to 40 MPs” willing to sign a letter calling for him to resign.

Notably, there are 153 Liberal Party lawmakers in Canada’s House of Commons. It means that the number of dissenting MPs is not going to dent Trudeau’s Prime ministership but it has harmed his reputation for sure.

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Reacting to the news reports, Canada Trade Minister Mary Ng said the effort by the ruling party MPs was “disappointing.”

She said she had full confidence in PM Trudeau’s leadership.

In September, the NDP party of Jagmeet Singh had withdrawn support from the Liberal Party, leaving the Trudeau government hanging by a thread.

(With inputs from agencies)

In a new political headache for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, some lawmakers from his own party have now started a campaign to unseat him to make way for new leadership.

In a new political headache for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, some lawmakers from his own party have now started a campaign to unseat him to make way for new leadership. CBC News reported that more than a dozen Liberal Party MPs have signed a document, calling for a ‘change’. The report said that “at least” 20 MPs have signed the letter, without identifying the ruling party lawmakers. According to reports, discontent against Trudeau’s leadership is on the rise in the Liberal Party after the party faced by-election losses in Montreal and Toronto. Polls in the LaSalle-Emard-Verdun district of Montreal were conducted by Bloc Quebecois candidate Louis-Philippe Sauve, who received 28 per cent of the votes compared to 27.2 per cent cast for Liberal Party candidate Laura Palestini. Criticism mounted as the liberal leader was travelling to an Asian country for a summit even as his party bit the dust back home. Also read: ‘We have no faith...’: India recalls high commissioner, top diplomats to Canada as ties hit rock-bottom One MP who signed the document told CBC, "This is an insurance policy. We needed to act before the pressure from the PMO intensifies." Earlier, Canadian media outlet Toronto Star reported that an effort was going on within the party to topple Trudeau, with “at least 30 to 40 MPs” willing to sign a letter calling for him to resign. Notably, there are 153 Liberal Party lawmakers in Canada’s House of Commons. It means that the number of dissenting MPs is not going to dent Trudeau’s Prime ministership but it has harmed his reputation for sure. Also read: Trudeau says India ‘attacking’ me personally; Canada police allege New Delhi-Bishnoi gang collaboration Reacting to the news reports, Canada Trade Minister Mary Ng said the effort by the ruling party MPs was “disappointing.” She said she had full confidence in PM Trudeau’s leadership. In September, the NDP party of Jagmeet Singh had withdrawn support from the Liberal Party, leaving the Trudeau government hanging by a thread. (With inputs from agencies)

Canada PM Trudeau in hot soup as dozens of Liberal MPs launch effort to topple him

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday (Sep 4) suffered a political setback when the party helping keep his minority Liberal government in power withdrew its automatic support, leaving him scrambling for new alliances to govern.

Left-leaning New Democratic Party's leader Jagmeet Singh announced that he was "ripping up" a deal he had struck with Trudeau in 2022.

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Trudeau, as per reports, has dismissed talks of early elections and vowed to continue governing and pushing through social programmes. However, the support withdrawal has left him reliant on backing from other opposition lawmakers to survive confidence votes in the lower chamber of parliament.

Under Canadian law, an election must take place by the end of October 2025.

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"An election will come in the coming year, hopefully not until next fall because in the meantime, we're going to deliver for Canadians," said Trudeau.

"I really hope the NDP stays focused on how we can deliver for Canadians, as we have over the past years, rather than focusing on politics," he added while addressing reporters at a school he arrived at to talk about expanding lunch programmes.

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This political upheaval comes as polls show Justin Trudeau losing badly if an election were held now.

Over the last two years, he has struggled to fend off attacks from the opposition centre-right Conservatives. The leader who first took office in November 2015 has been blamed for Canada's high inflation and a housing crisis.

With NDP's support, he managed to power through a social program designed to address the cost of living. However, in recent months, NDP's Singh had expressed growing frustration with Trudeau.

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"Justin Trudeau has proven again and again he will always cave to corporate greed," Singh said, criticising the Liberal Party of Canada for their failure to deal with high prices at grocery stores.

"Liberals have led people down - they don't deserve another chance," he said.

The test for Trudeau could come soon. On Sept 16, the House of Commons — where the Conservatives can propose a vote of confidence — resumes work. Trudeau's party still has a chance at survival granted that the NDP abstained on a vote of confidence vote.&nbsp;

The NDP in a statement said that it would decide on a case-by-case basis whether to support Trudeau's Liberals on confidence votes.

(With inputs from agencies)

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday (Sep 4) suffered a political setback when the party helping keep his minority Liberal government in power withdrew its automatic support, leaving him scrambling for new alliances to govern.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday (Sep 4) suffered a political setback when the party helping keep his minority Liberal government in power withdrew its automatic support, leaving him scrambling for new alliances to govern. Left-leaning New Democratic Party's leader Jagmeet Singh announced that he was "ripping up" a deal he had struck with Trudeau in 2022. Elections looming? Trudeau, as per reports, has dismissed talks of early elections and vowed to continue governing and pushing through social programmes. However, the support withdrawal has left him reliant on backing from other opposition lawmakers to survive confidence votes in the lower chamber of parliament. Under Canadian law, an election must take place by the end of October 2025. Also read | Georgia high school shooting: 14-year-old shooter had been on FBI's radar for over a year "An election will come in the coming year, hopefully not until next fall because in the meantime, we're going to deliver for Canadians," said Trudeau. "I really hope the NDP stays focused on how we can deliver for Canadians, as we have over the past years, rather than focusing on politics," he added while addressing reporters at a school he arrived at to talk about expanding lunch programmes. Polls show Trudeau losing This political upheaval comes as polls show Justin Trudeau losing badly if an election were held now. Over the last two years, he has struggled to fend off attacks from the opposition centre-right Conservatives. The leader who first took office in November 2015 has been blamed for Canada's high inflation and a housing crisis. With NDP's support, he managed to power through a social program designed to address the cost of living. However, in recent months, NDP's Singh had expressed growing frustration with Trudeau. Also read | Fact check: Does Kamala Harris want to shut down X? Elon Musk, Robert F Kennedy Jr claim so "Justin Trudeau has proven again and again he will always cave to corporate greed," Singh said, criticising the Liberal Party of Canada for their failure to deal with high prices at grocery stores. "Liberals have led people down - they don't deserve another chance," he said. The test for Trudeau could come soon. On Sept 16, the House of Commons — where the Conservatives can propose a vote of confidence — resumes work. Trudeau's party still has a chance at survival granted that the NDP abstained on a vote of confidence vote. The NDP in a statement said that it would decide on a case-by-case basis whether to support Trudeau's Liberals on confidence votes. (With inputs from agencies)

Justin Trudeau suffers political setback, main ally NDP withdraws support, 'rips up' 2022 deal