Liberal MPs want Trudeau to protect them from nomination challenges in 2019 election

The Liberal Party should either outright protect MPs from nomination challenges, or set a criteria for MPs to meet to avoid nomination challenges, say Liberal MPs. Meanwhile, the party says it's reaching out to MPs, party members, past candidates, and electoral district associations to come up with rules for the 2019 nomination contests.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, rear centre, pictured on June 21, National Aboriginal Day, with ITK president Natan Obed, left, AFN National chief Perry Bellegarde, and Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett, right, along with indigenous drummers and singers, in front of 100 Wellington St. in Ottawa. The PM announced that the building, which used to be the U.S. Embassy, will be the turned into a new Indigenous Cultural Centre. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY ABBAS RANA

June 26, 2017

Incumbent Liberal MPs want Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to protect them from nomination challenges for the 2019 federal election, arguing that while they perform their parliamentary duties in Ottawa for about half the year, their potential challengers have an advantage over them because they can us...

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