Resignation of Chrystia Freeland: aftermath of crisis in Ottawa | Live coverage

More and more elected officials are asking Trudeau to bow out

- has learned from several liberal sources that, during the Liberal caucus on Monday evening, several elected officials, who in the past had shown their support for the Prime Minister or had been discreet, went to the microphone to ask Justin Trudeau to bow out.

For their part, MPs Francis Drouin and René Arseneault – who have spoken of their deep disagreements with the Liberal leader in the past – would never have been so publicly critical of him during this caucus.

Still according to our information, the watchword today for the MPs who are calling for the departure of Justin Trudeau would be to continue to make their voices heard.

For the moment, there would be no more organized movement on their part, like the letter signed last October where more than 24 Liberal MPs demanded the departure of Justin Trudeau as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada.

With information from Laurence Martin

A Prime Minister in an extraordinarily precarious position, according to Chantal Hébert

A cabinet reshuffle is not ruled out this week in Ottawa

According to information from - collected from two liberal sources, the border plan should be detailed today.

In the economic update tabled yesterday in the midst of the crisis in the House of Commons, Justin Trudeau’s government plans to spend $1.3 billion to protect the border with the United States. This amount would thus be intended for Public Safety Canada, the Canada Border Services Agency, the Communications Security Establishment Canada and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

We will make it clear that attempts to bypass border checkpoints or enter the country through illegal routes are blockedwe can read in the statement.

In addition, it is not excluded that a ministerial reshuffle will be carried out this week. Last Friday, Justin Trudeau announced to Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland that he would withdraw her Finance portfolio with the intention of entrusting it to former Governor of the Bank of Canada, Mark Carney.

Our sources add that the Prime Minister will make calls today. According to a source present in the national caucus room, which took place Monday evening, Justin Trudeau admitted that the conversation with Chrystia Freeland should have gone differently on Friday.

Both Chrystia Freeland and Justin Trudeau received a standing ovation when they entered the room where the caucus meeting was being held.

Finally, a source in the council of ministers believes that the prime minister will leave, but that he could do so in January when the dust has settled.

With information from Louis Blouin

The resignation of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Chrystia Freeland, places Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a precarious position, according to Chantal Hébert. The political columnist evokes two possible scenarios for the future of the Liberal leader. She believes that one thing is certain: this thunderclap shortened the life of the Liberal Party’s minority government.

Another Liberal defeat in a by-election

Conservative candidate and businesswoman Tamara Jansen easily won the federal by-election for the riding of Cloverdale–Langley City, British Columbia, which was held yesterday.

According to the final results released by Elections Canada on the night of Monday to Tuesday, Ms. Jansen received 9,931 votes, or 66.3% of the votes cast. She beat liberal candidate Madison Fleischer, who received 2,401 votes, or 16% of the vote.

Justin Trudeau addresses supporters in Gatineau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke briefly to Liberal supporters Monday evening in Gatineau, during an annual event to recognize the party’s donors. Unsurprisingly, he did not comment directly on the political crisis shaking his government, although he acknowledged that the day had not been facile.

In front of a won over crowd, the Liberal leader adopted a combative tone, not hesitating to criticize his conservative opponent, Pierre Poilievre. He says Canada is broken when he tries to break it himselfhe said, accusing him of wanting to cut services to the population. He also praised his government’s measures, such as the enhancement of the Canada child benefit, the dental care program and that for meals in schools.

Being Prime Minister is the greatest privilegesupported Mr. Trudeau, emphasizing that Canadians have all [s]has confidence. Canada is the best country in the world, but it is not perfect. That’s why I wake up every day and ask myself what we can do to make this country better serve its citizens.he added.

The liberal formation gathered in caucus

The emergency Liberal caucus which was held late Monday afternoon, following the resignation of Chrystia Freeland, has just ended. Expected by journalists, the deputies and ministers were rather circumspect, refusing to reveal the content of the exchanges. Ontario MP James Maloney nevertheless affirmed that Justin Trudeau still had the confidence of the caucus.

The prime minister, who left through another door, made no comment to the press. Ditto for Chrystia Freeland. Mr. Trudeau is scheduled to deliver a speech later this evening in Gatineau in the presence of supporters.

According to a source present in the room who spoke to -, several MPs went to the microphone to ask Justin Trudeau to leave. The latter replied that he was going to think about what he heard.

As a reminder, Ontario MPs Francis Drouin and New Brunswick MPs René Arseneault maintained on Monday that he believed Mr. Trudeau should leave, the situation having become untenable, according to them.

With information from Louis Blouin

Serge Cormier calls for the resignation of Justin Trudeau

Serge Cormier, Liberal MP for Acadie-Bathurst, said Monday in an interview with Téléjournal Acadie that the message sent by Chrystia Freeland to Justin Trudeau is clear: it’s time for him to leave.

He asked the Prime Minister to leave his post to the good of the country and Canadians.

At some point it can’t continue like this, things are no longer moving forward in Ottawa and a lot of this is certainly his faulthe said.

Serge Cormier assured that the caucus is not consulted in government decisions. According to him, the leave of TPS had not been proposed by the caucus during discussions. Anger is brewing among a majority of Liberal deputies who no longer agree with their leader, he said.

Politicians who cling to power no longer work.