Several top Liberals say they’re eyeing leadership but they’re waiting to see the rules first [Video]

Top Liberal brass are meeting Thursday to try and hammer out how to run a race to find the next party leader — and Canada’s next prime minister — against a ticking clock.

After a frenzy of formal and informal meetings this week following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to step down, the Liberal Party’s national council is gathering tonight to try and finalize how to mount a fair leadership race on a tight timeline.

As an executive member, Trudeau will be in attendance, sources told Radio-Canada.

While many MPs got their way by getting Trudeau out the door, his decision to wait until early January gives the party little runway to write the rules for a campaign, hold a leadership contest and then pivot to an increasingly inevitable spring election.

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