Next Liberal caucus should adopt power to remove leader, say some MPs, but most silent despite trouble ousting Trudeau

Liberal MP Ken Hardie says it was a ‘mistake’ not to adopt the Reform Act, and caucus has ‘learned a very valuable lesson,’ but political scientist Jonathan Malloy doubts MPs will act next Parliament to make changes.
Justin Trudeau
On Jan. 6, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his plans to resign as Liberal leader and prime minister after rebuffing months of mounting pressure to step down.

In the wake of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s drawn-out defenestration from his party’s top job, some Liberal MPs are opening the door to a formal mechanism to remove leaders, but most caucus members remain silent.

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