'Wish him all the best': Trudeau dismisses Liberal loyalist saying party would benefit from new leader
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has dismissed a long-time Liberal and current senator's suggestion that it may be time he steps down to make room for a new Liberal party leader.
This week, Sen. Percy Downe went public with his views amid a downward trend in the polls, economic unease and rumour mills churning about potential Liberal leadership contenders readying to replace him.
In a radio interview on The Vassy Kapelos Show Thursday, Downe said he's hearing from "many members of the caucus" who are concerned and consider the time between now and February as critical for the party to conduct some internal soul-searching about the best path forward.
"It's quite widespread," Downe said. When asked why no other Liberals have said publicly what he claims they've communicated privately, the senator said they can't for a range of reasons, including the fact that the party leader signs their nomination forms.
"It's very difficult for them to do that and not see their careers go down in flames," Downe said. "I would like to hear Mr. Trudeau address the concerns in the party publicly."
Asked to comment on this chatter, on his way in to question period, the prime minister became animated.
"Oh Percy, yeah. How's he doing?" Trudeau asked, to which a reporter indicated that he wants the prime minister to quit.
"Oh well, … I wish him all the best in the work that he's doing," the prime minister said, with a grin on his face.
Trudeau has repeatedly reaffirmed his plans to stay on and lead the Liberal party into the next federal election, campaigning against Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre.
Downe has been in the upper chamber since 2003, and was dropped alongside all Liberal senators from the Liberal caucus by Trudeau in 2014. He previously worked as former Liberal prime minister Jean Chretien's chief of staff.
The senator first made his case in an op-ed published by The Hill Times on Monday that was then re-posted on news aggregator National Newswatch on Wednesday.
"There's a very strong feeling in the Liberal party that Pierre can be defeated. The question is, is a change of leadership required to do that or not?" he told Kapelos, while noting the Liberal party owes Justin Trudeau a "tremendous debt of gratitude," for pulling them from third to first place and maintaining government for eight years.
"But there's a sense in the party … that there should be a discussion about where the party is going. And that discussion should be over the next 16 weeks, in case Justin decides not to run again, there will be time for a leadership and a new leader to step forward."
Asked by reporters after question period what he made of Downe's comments and whether he thinks the prime minister can bounce back, long-time Trudeau ally and Liberal cabinet minister Seamus O'Regan said "absolutely."
"Governments fluctuate…. you don't lose faith. No. All this talk," he said. "The job's not vacant."
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Ottawa
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Winnipeg
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Regina
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London
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Barrie
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LCBO workers protest in Collingwood
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Muslim community leader speaks on gender identity
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Essa North Renaissance Festival showcases live jousting, medieval experience
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Windsor
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Body art culture and 'freedom of expression' on display at Windsor's first tattoo expo
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Harrow family of four died from gunshot wounds in case of intimate partner violence, Ontario police say
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Vancouver Island
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B.C. heat wave expected to last until at least Tuesday night: ECCC
Heat warnings for Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley are expected to remain in effect until at least Tuesday night, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada.
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After highway death of a beloved bear in B.C., experts look for lessons
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B.C. ship and dock foremen ordered to rescind strike notice
The BC Maritime Employers Association says it is requesting urgent intervention by the Canada Industrial Relations Board to divert a looming strike by a union representing ship and dock foremen.
Kelowna
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Dive team called in after man drowns in Okanagan Lake, Kelowna RCMP say
Mounties in Kelowna say they're investigating a drowning in Okanagan Lake that occurred near the downtown marina early Saturday morning.
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'Elaborate' B.C. fraud scheme involved impersonating corporate security and police, Kelowna RCMP say
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Man shot, 2 cars burned in suspected gang incident in Kamloops
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Lethbridge
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2024 Southern Alberta Summer Games kick off in Coaldale
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Court hears accused in Coutts blockade thought protest could lead to 'war'
One of two men accused of conspiring to kill Mounties at the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., characterized the protest as a last stand and told his mother there “will be a war” if police moved in.
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Fire ban ended for Lethbridge area
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Sault Ste. Marie
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OPP investigating suspicious death in Blind River
Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a suspicious death in Blind River on Saturday.
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One dead in single ATV crash in Sables-Spanish Rivers, area west of Sudbury
A 62-year-old man from London, Ont. was killed Saturday in a single-ATV crash in northern Ontario, provincial police say.
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Elliot Lake reaches original arena fundraising goal, announces fundraising overtime period
The City of Elliot Lake announced last week that it had reached its original fundraising goal for its arena – but is going to keep things going.
N.L.
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Church must pay $104 million to victims of historical abuse in Newfoundland
The Roman Catholic Church has been ordered to pay settlements totalling $104 million to 292 survivors of historical abuse in Newfoundland and Labrador, including those at the now infamous Mount Cashel orphanage in St. John's.
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Human remains backlog still in Newfoundland garage after months of outcry
Opposition parties in Newfoundland and Labrador say they’re growing frustrated at the decision by health officials to move freezers of unclaimed human remains into an underground hospital parking garage.
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Newfoundland and Labrador premier takes aim at Ottawa over reopened cod fishery
Newfoundland and Labrador's Liberal premier is once again opposing a decision made by the federal Liberals — this time about the reopening of the province's commercial northern cod fishery.
