As national polls suggest the Liberal Party is headed for defeat in the next election, some disaffected Liberal MPs are expected to take the mic today at their national caucus meeting to urge Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to call it quits.
After nine years in government, Trudeau’s popularity has plummeted. The CBC Poll Tracker shows the Conservatives have a 19-point lead over the governing Liberals, a margin that suggests dozens of Liberal MPs could be out of a job after the next vote.
The prospect of an electoral implosion has led some Liberal MPs to organize an effort to oust Trudeau as party leader.
CBC News has reported that more than 20 Liberal MPs met in secret and signed a document committing themselves to trying to force Trudeau out of the party leadership.
Three MPs have come forward publicly to say they have signed the letter: Newfoundland’s Ken McDonald, Prince …