Former Canadian official: Trudeau will not lead the Liberal Party of Canada in the upcoming elections
Gerald Butts, a former senior advisor and close friend of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, said on Sunday that he does not believe Trudeau will stay to lead the Liberals in the upcoming elections.
Gerald Butts wrote on the “Spacestack” platform: Newsletter reported that Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s shock resignation from Cabinet last week dealt Trudeau a stunning blow that weakened his already tenuous hold on the party.
His message came on the same day the Conservatives said they would move to bring down the government early in the end. January, by first moving a no-confidence motion in a House committee that will meet on January 7.
Trudeau is said to be contemplating his future over the holidays, as a growing number of MPs invite him Current and former Liberals have publicly called for stepping down for the party.
Butts said Trudeau is "unlikely" Butts, who had been friends with Trudeau since they studied together at McGill University, and Telford were part of Trudeau’s original team, and helped lead the party into the next campaign before Freeland’s stunning departure. In crafting his leadership bid in 2013 and his first winning election campaign in 2015, Butts then served as Trudeau’s principal secretary during his first term.
He wrote The Liberals are now back where they were before Trudeau took over the party in 2013, in terms of their popularity and how voters view them as out of touch with reality.
On the other hand, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre leads the polls by a large margin over Trudeau. , with expectations that his party will obtain an overwhelming majority in the upcoming elections.
On the other hand, Butts indicated that Freeland’s resignation increases the possibility of holding elections soon next year, while increasing the chances of a victory. Conservatives.
Meanwhile, the Conservative Party, led by John Williamson, is seeking to push a vote of no confidence in Trudeau’s government once Parliament returns in January, which could lead to early elections.
The Democratic Party leader confirmed Jagmeet Singh expressed his willingness to support this vote, saying that the Liberals “do not deserve another chance.”
Canada is heading towards a turbulent political phase, as the Liberal Party faces major internal and external challenges, amid increasing pressure to overthrow the government. Trudeau.
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