Culture First Liberal MP calls on Justin Trudeau to step down - In an email to fellow members, MP Wayne Long said Trudeau should resign "for the good of our country".

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9781gr02p5o

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been in office since 2015

A backbench MP has become the first sitting member of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party caucus to call on him to resign, after a disastrous by-election defeat.

Wayne Long said new leadership was needed “for the future of our party and for the good of our country” in an email to fellow party members that was obtained by Canadian media outlets.

Mr Long, who represents a riding in the province of New Brunswick, wrote “the voters have spoken loud and clear and they want a change”.

It follows a catastrophic result for Liberals in a by-election on Monday, when they lost a Toronto seat they had held since 1993.

Mr Long has served as MP since 2015 and previously said he would not be seeking re-election.

According to the National Post, Newfoundland MP Ken McDonald replied all to Mr Long's email, saying: "well said!"

In recent days former Liberal politicians have also called on Mr Trudeau to step down.

Among them was Catherine McKenna, who served as environment minister under Mr Trudeau from 2015-19.

“The Liberal Party isn't about one person. It's about the values it stands for and it's about improving the lives of Canadians,” said Ms McKenna in a statement she shared with media outlets.

“The prime minister has a legacy to be proud of, but it's time for new ideas, new energy and a new leader.”

Former British Columbia Liberal Premier Christy Clark made a similar statement on Thursday in an interview with the Toronto Star.

Ms Clark said the prime minister “does not have the pull with voters he once had, but more importantly, he isn’t even able to motivate some of the people in the country who are most likely to vote for his party”.

Canada’s next election must take place by 20 October 2025.

After Monday’s stunning defeat, Mr Trudeau - who has been prime minister since 2015 - vowed to stay on as Liberal leader.

“These are not easy times,” he said. “And it is clear, I and my entire team have much more hard work to do to deliver tangible, real progress that Canadians can see and feel."

The prime minister has not taken questions from reporters since the loss.

The Conservatives snatched the Toronto-St Paul's seat by a little more than 500 votes.

Mr Trudeau has seen a significant drop in his popularity because of a host of issues including cost-of-living pressures.

A recent Ipsos poll for Global News suggested that as many as 68% of Canadians want Mr Trudeau to step down.

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The time for rake-oning is coming.

Leaf kiwis, how is the situation over there?

 

[TowinKarz]

There's really no point in firing the Captain after you ram the iceberg, guys.

 

[Daddy's Angry Juice]

you shouldve listened to the truckers.

 

[Bucephalus]

If Trudeau has a million haters, I'm one of them.
If Trudeau has five haters, I'm one of them.
If Trudeau has one hater, then that hater is me.
If Trudeau has no haters, then I am no longer alive.
If the world is against Trudeau, then I am with the entire world.
Until my last breath, I'll despise Justin Trudeau.

 

[BulkForceFive]

Kinda galling to see how arrogant the Liberal Party is that the loss of a 'safe' seat in their stronghold of Toronto is reason to get rid of Trudeau, as opposed to all the gigantic fucking disasters, scandals and bullshit he's been pulling up to this point.

 

[Yet Another Wanker]

You can't get rid of the Canadian version of John Quincy Adams that easily this man has done more to make Quebec and Albertan Independence seem like a reasonable decision.

 

[Dr J]

Kinda galling to see how arrogant the Liberal Party is that the loss of a 'safe' seat in their stronghold of Toronto is reason to get rid of Trudeau, as opposed to all the gigantic fucking disasters, scandals and bullshit he's been pulling up to this point.

The loss of that safe seat is their signal that people are actually really pissed off about all that other stuff, and they're afraid of losing complete power

 

[frozen_runner]

Can you imagine an American president acting like this and not earning at least one [REDACTED] from a random citizen? Canadians are pathetic.

 

[isalaide]

It begins, mon chéri.

 

[Mordecai "3 Finger" Brown]

Kinda galling to see how arrogant the Liberal Party is that the loss of a 'safe' seat in their stronghold of Toronto is reason to get rid of Trudeau, as opposed to all the gigantic fucking disasters, scandals and bullshit he's been pulling up to this point.

Even all his mild internal critics (who are all either on their way out or safely out already) are still doing the "No, the children must be wrong" appeal for change.

As though they've done nothing wrong, but the electorate is just fickle.

Among them was Catherine McKenna, who served as environment minister under Mr Trudeau from 2015-19.

“The Liberal Party isn't about one person. It's about the values it stands for and it's about improving the lives of Canadians,” said Ms McKenna in a statement she shared with media outlets.

“The prime minister has a legacy to be proud of, but it's time for new ideas, new energy and a new leader.”

There was another article last week with one of his MPs making a statement that the public perceives his administration as "too woke" but they actually aren't.