The prime minister has largely disappeared from public view since Dec. 16, when Chrystia Freeland — his finance minister and once his most powerful ally in cabinet — resigned in devastating fashion, with a public letter that criticized him. Trudeau spent much of the holidays at a ski resort in western Canada and is not planning any official events or appearances by the end of the week, according to a person familiar with his schedule. He has given no public indication yet of when he’ll announce a decision about his future. Members of the Liberal caucus of Quebec, Trudeau’s home province, have asked the prime minister to step aside, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corp., following a similar declaration by those in Ontario. Some Liberal members of the House of Commons have gone public, including Toronto lawmaker Rob Oliphant, who posted a letter asking Trudeau to make way for “a new leader elected through a robust, open leadership contest.” Liberal representatives from the Atlantic provinces said Donald Trump’s imminent return to power in Washington makes it more urgent that Trudeau makes a decision. https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/2025/01/02/trudeau-leaves-canada-in-suspense-as-anxious-liberals-urge-him-to-go/

At a virtual meeting of the Ontario Liberal caucus on Saturday morning, more than 50 Liberal MPs came to a consensus that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to step down as party leader, https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ontario-liberal-mps-want-trudeau-to-resign-1.7417337

The Atlantic Liberal caucus is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step down as party leader. Following an Atlantic Liberal caucus meeting the morning of December 23, caucus chair Kody Blois wrote a letter to Trudeau, shared Sunday on social media by New Brunswick Liberal MP Wayne Long. "The discussion this morning centred around the need for you to resign as the Leader of the Liberal Party and to urgently allow for a process to determine a new leader to replace you," wrote Blois to Trudeau. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/atlantic-liberal-caucus-calls-for-trudeau-to-step-down-as-leader-1.7419952

A former chief adviser and close friend to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he doesn’t think Trudeau will stay on to lead the Liberals in the next election. Gerald Butts writes in a Substack newsletter today that Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s recent resignation from cabinet dealt Trudeau a staggering blow that loosened his already tenuous grip on the party. https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/politics/2024/12/27/conservatives-call-for-no-confidence-vote-by-late-january/

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has cancelled scheduled year-end interviews with legacy media outlets, an unprecedented move amid the political turmoil started by Chrystia Freeland’s resignation from his cabinet last week. The Hill Times confirmed cancellations with at least seven major media organizations, including Global News, CBC, CTV, Radio-Canada, TVA Nouvelles, and a joint interview with CityNews and OMNI Television. https://tnc.news/2024/12/23/trudeau-cancels-year-end-interviews-as-caucus-revolt-grows/

For the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canadian dollar has dipped below 0.70 USD in value. Plus, according to a new poll, the majority of Canadians want an election now following Chrystia Freeland’s resignation. And a London councillor who frequently criticizes the city’s approach to addressing the homelessness crisis has had her pay suspended for “harassing” a bureaucrat by quoting his tweet. https://tnc.news/2024/12/19/db-the-declining-canadian-dollar/

THE DEATH OF CBC TOO. Longtime Trudeau loyalist Chandra Arya says it's time for the prime minister to step aside — and he believes the majority of Liberals in caucus feel the same way. "There is no alternative but to have the leadership change now," Arya told CBC chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton on Sunday. He was responding to a question about what was discussed at a virtual meeting of the Ontario Liberal caucus on Saturday morning. Sources told CBC News that more than 50 Liberal MPs came to a consensus that Justin Trudeau needs to step down as party leader during a meeting of the party's largest regional caucus. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/liberal-mp-majority-trudeau-resign-1.7417503

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