Trudeau ‘has to go,’ NDP’s Singh says in call to ‘resign’
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Speaking to reporters in Ottawa hours after Chrystia Freeland resigned as finance minister, Jagmeet Singh called on Justin Trudeau to resign.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh on Monday called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “to resign,” adding that “all options” were on the table when asked if he would support a non-confidence motion.
Speaking to reporters in Ottawa hours after Chrystia Freeland resigned as finance minister, Singh said Canadians were facing a range of economic issues from expensive groceries to high home prices and the threat of tariffs from an incoming Trump administration next year.
“Instead of focusing on these issues, Justin Trudeau and the Liberals are focused on themselves. They’re fighting themselves instead of fighting for Canadians. And for that reason, today, I’m calling on Justin Trudeau to resign,” Singh said.
“He has to go.”
The minority Liberals have survived recent tests of confidence with support from the NDP.
Conservatives repeatedly called in question period on Monday for the government to either test the confidence of the House of Commons, or go to Rideau Hall and ask the governor general for a snap election.
“Justin Trudeau has lost control and yet he clings to power,” Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said in remarks outside the House of Commons just before question period.
“We cannot accept this kind of chaos, division, weakness while we’re staring down the barrel of a 25 per cent tariff from our biggest trading partner and closest ally.”
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Ruby Sahota said Trudeau has her full support while James Maloney said he has the confidence of caucus. But Chad Collins, who publicly called for the PM to resign, disagreed.
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The figures are part of the government's fall economic statement which was tabled in the House of Commons this afternoon in Ottawa.
The new minister of finance who will replace Chrystia Freeland following her resignation is set to be sworn in on Monday afternoon.
Speaking to reporters in Ottawa hours after Chrystia Freeland resigned as finance minister, Jagmeet Singh called on Justin Trudeau to resign.
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An Ipsos poll released Tuesday shows Liberal support has dropped five points, down to 21 per cent, since September and is now tied with the New Democratic Party.