Trudeau to announce he's stepping down as Liberal leader: sources
CBC
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is holding a news conference this morning to announce he's stepping down as Liberal leader, sources tell CBC News.
Sources, who spoke to CBC on the condition they not be named, said Trudeau will stay on until his successor is chosen.
Trudeau will speak at 10:45 a.m. at Rideau Cottage, a news release from the Prime Minister's Office said.
The prime minister's news conference comes as an increasing number of Liberal MPs are publicly calling on him to resign as leader of the Liberal Party.
Along with at least two dozen individual MPs, several regional caucuses — including Atlantic Canada, Quebec and Ontario — have called for him to step down.
More to come.
The Liberal Party of Canada will be the first federal party to hold a leadership contest since the Hogue Commission on foreign interference revealed meddling by foreign governments in previous races, and there is every reason to expect governments that have sought to meddle in the past will continue to try to influence outcomes.