Inside caucus, Trudeau advises nervous Liberal MPs not to publicly criticize U.S. president-elect Trump

Liberal MPs are concerned and in a wait-and-see mode to see how things will unfold after Donald Trump officially becomes U.S. president on Jan. 20

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in this file photo, held a conference call with the Liberal caucus on Wednesday, Nov. 9, and advised MPs not to make an negative comment about president-elect Donald Trump.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY ABBAS RANA

November 28, 2016

PARLIAMENT HILL—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held a hastily arranged conference call with his national caucus on Nov. 9 to calm Grit nerves after Donald Trump's unexpected U.S. presidential win and to advise MPs not to publicly criticize the controversial U.S. president-elect. “Any time you ...

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