Will La Trudeau go go by month's end?
Some recent polling has Mr. Trudeau trailing the Conservatives by close to 20 points. But the attitude is to let the death march proceed.
How things have changed. After being in power a goodly number of years like Mr. Trudeau, Jean Chrétien faced enormous pressure to step down from his party – though rather than being 20 points behind, he was about 20 ahead!
The passivity of the party, a Chrétien cabinet minister told me yesterday, is amazing, given that Mr. Trudeau, fresh off another scandal – the ArriveCan one – seems beyond salvation.
[italic]But that former minister doesn’t believe Mr. Trudeau will stay. He predicted he will step down at the end of this month, because it will mark exactly 40 years since his father Pierre Trudeau took his famous walk in the snow and announced his retirement.[/italic]
Such a departure is not beyond the realm of possibility. But most Liberals will tell you that since no one is pushing him, Justin Trudeau will hold on as long as possible, in the hopes that his support numbers will recover and he can make another run for the crown.
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | April 19, 2024 1:18 AM
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Renewed rumours he's going. One of his besties:
"We need only to consider what Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, a very close friend of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, is up to.
A former Liberal cabinet minister met with Mr. LeBlanc recently and they discussed plans, I’m told, for Mr. LeBlanc to run to succeed Mr. Trudeau as party leader and become prime minister, should he step down.
Mr. LeBlanc was eager. Over whisky and cigars – the New Brunswicker has always enjoyed a good stogie – the former minister agreed to be part of a ginger group to lay the groundwork for a campaign.
Along with several other prominent Liberals, Mr. LeBlanc has been rumoured to be considering a run. It’s clear now he’s serious. And it’s doubtful he would be making such plans if he didn’t think there was a decent chance the PM’s job might soon become open.
Few know Mr. Trudeau better than Mr. LeBlanc, who was first elected in 2000. They’ve been pals since boyhood when Mr. LeBlanc’s father, Roméo LeBlanc, was in Pierre Trudeau’s cabinet, and he sometimes babysat Justin, four years younger."
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | April 18, 2024 11:49 PM
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And:
Asked by a reporter, “do you plan to run for Liberal Leader?” Mr. LeBlanc replied: “No, I plan to be a candidate in the next election under Prime Minister Trudeau’s leadership. I’m very happy. I’m excited about that. I’m focused on the responsibilities he gave me.”
“I’m optimistic that our team and the Prime Minister will make the case to Canadians as to why we should be re-elected.”
However, he refused to answer a question about whether he’s had talks about a potential run in the future and walked away from reporters when they asked if he thought Mr. Trudeau should resign. He also did not answer a question about whether he is organizing a leadership bid.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | April 18, 2024 11:50 PM
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[quote] he can make another run for the crown.
Cancer or no cancer, I’m not handing the Crown of Canada to him.
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | April 19, 2024 12:22 AM
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Will he do his “go go” in hot pants?
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | April 19, 2024 1:10 AM
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Why is the Op linking to a months-old article? One that as to the comparison with Biden is woefully outdated.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | April 19, 2024 1:13 AM
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How do the good citizens of Nunavut feel about this?
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | April 19, 2024 1:18 AM
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