Christy Clark: Former B.C. premier on federal Liberal leadership [Video]

As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faces growing pressure from within his own caucus to step aside, former B.C. premier Christy Clark says she is open to returning to politics.

“I have never said, from the minute I left politics, that I was going to close the door on politics forever,” she told Vassy Kapelos on CTV’s Power Play in her first comments since releasing a statement to CTV News earlier this week stating she wants to be “part of the conversation on the future direction of the Liberal Party.”

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But Clark, who is a weekly panelist on CTV’s Power Play, also acknowledges the Liberal leader position isn’t available right now.

“The prime minister has decided he wants to stay. He’s going to stay,” she said. “There’s no job open.”

When asked if Trudeau should step aside, Clark said he …