麻豆影视

Politics

    • 'Time to clear the air': Some Liberal MPs want secret ballot vote on Trudeau's leadership

    Share

    Former cabinet minister and long-time Liberal MP Helena Jaczek is joining the growing number of caucus members calling for a secret ballot vote to decide whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should step down as leader of the party.

    鈥淚'm very much in favour of a secret ballot,鈥 Jaczek told 麻豆影视 Channel host Vassy Kapelos in an interview Monday. 鈥淚 think it's time that we clear the air.鈥

    Pressure has been mounting for weeks for Trudeau to step down as party leader, culminating in a longer-than-usual caucus meeting last Wednesday, during which many MPs gave the prime minister a deadline 鈥 today 鈥 to reflect on his political future.

    Many MPs expressed disappointment when Trudeau insisted, at a press conference just 18 hours later, that he鈥檚 not going anywhere.

    Jaczek said while the caucus is united in its desire to defeat Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre in the next election, there is 鈥渃learly a diversity of views鈥 on the question of who should lead the Liberals in that race.

    Asked about Trudeau鈥檚 adamance after less than a day of reflection that he will not step down, Jaczek said those statements wouldn鈥檛 necessarily preclude further reflection. But when asked whether she believes that reflection is actually occurring, she wasn鈥檛 sure. 鈥淗onestly, I have no idea.

    鈥淚 would hope that he is considering what he heard from his caucus, from a number of people in his caucus, I think that is significant,鈥 Jaczek told Kapelos. 鈥淥ur duty is to report to the prime minister what is going on in our constituencies, and a number of people shared that information.鈥

    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)

    Despite the process for a secret ballot not being entirely clear, other Liberal MPs also pushed for that move Monday.

    Ontario Liberal MP Yvan Baker told 麻豆影视 that a secret ballot would be 鈥渢he way to move forward.鈥

    鈥淚 do think that a secret ballot where everyone agrees to accept the results of that vote would help ensure unity with the caucus, unity within our party,鈥 Baker said. 鈥淔rankly, a secret ballot is the best way for MPs to vote without being worried about consequences or attribution of any kind.鈥

    There is no formal mechanism for the Liberal caucus to oust Trudeau. Unlike the Conservatives, the Liberal Party has not adopted the Reform Act. Under the Act, 20 per cent of caucus members are needed to sign an agreement to trigger a leadership review, and then a majority of caucus is needed to remove the leader.

    "A secret ballot would put this to rest,鈥 said Ontario Liberal MP Sameer Zuberi. 鈥淲e need to have finality to this. I think that would help us as a party to move beyond this."

    No consensus on what's next

    Beyond those pushing for a vote, there does not appear to be consensus among dissenting MPs about next steps.

    P.E.I. Liberal MP Sean Casey, who is among the few caucus members to publicly call for Trudeau to resign, says 鈥渢here鈥檚 no group of 24 people trying to decide.鈥

    Casey also called on Trudeau to reconsider listening to those in his inner circle.

    "He's convinced he's the right guy. I think he's getting bad advice,鈥 Casey said.

    B.C. Liberal MP Patrick Weiler, meanwhile, said he is still hopeful that Trudeau is still taking the time to reflect on his political future, despite his declaration last week.

    鈥淚f he said anything else, he would be a lame duck prime minister, so of course he has to say that until he's made up his final decision,鈥 Weiler said. 鈥淪o I wasn't surprised to see that. I don't think that anybody should be. But I do hope he is taking the time to properly process.鈥

    Others, meanwhile, say there鈥檚 too much at stake to not get behind Trudeau now, but they鈥檙e still looking for clarity from the prime minister on his perceived path to re-election.

    鈥淚鈥檓 looking for answers to two questions. One, what argument do we have for people to give us another term as government,鈥 B.C. Liberal MP Ken Hardie said. 鈥淭wo, what can (Trudeau) do to really deal with the very standard cycle that after 18 months, a new leader doesn鈥檛 have any friends anymore.鈥

    Most Liberals want Trudeau: poll

    New polling from the shows that 52 per cent of current Liberal backers think Trudeau should stay on, while just 32 per cent think he should step down before the next election. 

    "This is a group of voters who are really small, quite shrunken in terms of their size, compared to say, 2015, 2019, 2021,鈥 said Angus Reid Institute president Shachi Kurl. 鈥淏ut they are pretty loyal. And they're saying, 鈥榥o, he's fine, he doesn't need to go anywhere鈥.鈥

    Looking more broadly to support among Canadians, approximately just as many say they鈥檇 still consider supporting the Liberals in a future election, as those who want Trudeau to leave as that party鈥檚 leader before the next vote.

    麻豆影视 political commentator Scott Reid said that likely the campaign from a group of 鈥渄ecentralized, somewhat disorganized,鈥 Liberal MPs won鈥檛 be what brings him down, but rather the persisting prospect that if he sticks around the next election could end in 鈥渁 very bad outcome鈥 for the party he helped rebuild, may weigh on him enough to consider leaving.

    鈥淥bviously after 10 years, people are tired of the government. But, if you're talking about the straw that stirs the drink, it has become that the prime minister's personal numbers are a drag on the party.鈥

    You can watch Jaczek鈥檚 full interview in the video player at the top of this article

    With files from CTV鈥檚 Rachel Hanes and Stephanie Ha

    IN DEPTH

    Opinion

    opinion

    opinion Don Martin: How a beer break may have doomed the carbon tax hike

    When the Liberal government chopped a planned beer excise tax hike to two per cent from 4.5 per cent and froze future increases until after the next election, says political columnist Don Martin, it almost guaranteed a similar carbon tax move in the offing.

    CTVNews.ca Top Stories

    Henrickson was a 17-year-old girl from Squamish who went missing after a house party on Bowen Island, during the then unusually warm summer of 2009.

    A new report says when the province deregulated electricity generation in 2001, it forced Albertans to pay billions more for their power.

    The headliners for the region鈥檚 biggest outdoor country music festival are locked in, and once again, the multi-day event has garnered big names.

    Nova Scotia鈥檚 Department of Labour has lifted its stop-work order at a Halifax Walmart more than a week after the body of 19-year-old Gursimran Kaur was discovered in an industrial oven in the store鈥檚 bakery.

    Canada

    • A new report says when the province deregulated electricity generation in 2001, it forced Albertans to pay billions more for their power.

    • N.S. teen charged for allegedly making threats to school

      A Nova Scotia teen is facing numerous charges related to a complex swatting investigation. On Oct. 25, Nova Scotia RCMP, with the assistance of the Ontario Provincial Police, arrested a 14-year-old male at his home in Bridgewater, N.S.

    • Henrickson was a 17-year-old girl from Squamish who went missing after a house party on Bowen Island, during the then unusually warm summer of 2009.

    • Nova Scotians 鈥 including the province鈥檚 top politicians 鈥 are continuing to express outrage after four people showed up at a Halloween dance dressed in Ku Klux Klan costumes.

    World

    Politics

    Health

    • Long COVID can have wide-ranging impacts, but is most commonly associated with brain fog, breathing difficulties and debilitating fatigue.

    • The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says an Ontario facility producing plant-based milks was not adhering to Health Canada鈥檚 policies on listeria prevention prior to an outbreak that led to three deaths.

    Sci-Tech

    Entertainment

    • The headliners for the region鈥檚 biggest outdoor country music festival are locked in, and once again, the multi-day event has garnered big names.

    • Lost Chopin music uncovered in 'thrilling' discovery

      A curator at a museum in New York City has discovered a previously unknown waltz written by Frederic Chopin, the first time that a new piece of work by the Polish composer has been found in nearly 100 years.

    Business

    Lifestyle

    • A young Toronto Maple Leafs fan's Auston Matthews Halloween costume is going viral and, if he plays his cards right, he could meet the newly-minted captain face-to-face.

    Sports

    • A young Toronto Maple Leafs fan's Auston Matthews Halloween costume is going viral and, if he plays his cards right, he could meet the newly-minted captain face-to-face.

    • Walking from his apartment to classes and then to the University of Florida鈥檚 basketball facility, Olivier Rioux poses for dozens 鈥 sometimes hundreds 鈥 of pictures a day.

    Autos

    Local Spotlight

    Epcor says it has removed more than 20,000 goldfish from an Edmonton stormwater pond.

    Witches and warlocks have been flocking to New Brunswick waterways this month, as a new Halloween tradition ripples across the province.

    New Brunswicker Jillea Godin鈥檚 elaborate cosplay pieces attract thousands to her online accounts, as well as requests from celebrities for their own pieces.

    A new resident at a Manitoba animal rescue has waddled her way into people's hearts.

    Hundreds of people ran to the music of German composer and pianist Beethoven Wednesday night in a unique race in Halifax.

    He is a familiar face to residents of a neighbourhood just west of Roncesvalles Avenue.

    A meteor lit up our region's sky last night 鈥 with a large fireball shooting across the horizon over Lake Erie at around 7:00 p.m.

    Residents of Ottawa's Rideauview neighbourhood say an aggressive wild turkey has become a problem.

    A man who lost his life while trying to rescue people from floodwaters, and a 13-year-old boy who saved his family from a dog attack, are among the Nova Scotians who received a medal for bravery Tuesday.

    • B.C. Premier David Eby took questions from reporters Tuesday for the first time since his party secured the narrowest of majorities in the final count of provincial election results.

    • Hours after the premier addressed reporters, the incoming leader of the Opposition held his own news conference dialling back the rhetoric that fired up B.C. Conservative supporters on election night.

    • A man who was convicted in the random stabbing of a stranger at a downtown Vancouver Tim Hortons in 2022 is back in custody, according to authorities.

    • The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says an Ontario facility producing plant-based milks was not adhering to Health Canada鈥檚 policies on listeria prevention prior to an outbreak that led to three deaths.

    • The Ontario government will give each taxpayer a $200 rebate. Premier Doug Ford made the announcement Tuesday and said the rebate will also extend to families with children, with an additional $200 per eligible child.

    • Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged two suspects in connection with what they鈥檙e calling an 'extensive' fraud investigation linked to a COVID-19 vaccine database.

    • A woman was seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle in the community of Fairview on Tuesday afternoon.

    • Calgary police have released photos of a man allegedly responsible for a bear spray attack at Market Mall last month.

    • Calgary council has approved changes to the city's transit bylaw that will double fines for intimidation and crack down on riders who loiter.

    • Ontario Provincial Police confirm an arrest has been made in connection with a fatal boat crash on Bobs Lake in eastern Ontario over the Victoria Day long weekend.

    • Police say the homicide unit is investigating after a man was stabbed and later died Monday night. A 58-year-old woman has been arrested.

    • 1933鈥2024

      1933鈥2024

      Former Ottawa-Carleton regional chair and first mayor of Nepean Andrew Haydon has died. He was 91.

    • The Coalition Avenir Qu茅bec鈥檚 Sylvie D鈥橝mours said she shut her office down Tuesday after its windows were shot at.

    • Walking from his apartment to classes and then to the University of Florida鈥檚 basketball facility, Olivier Rioux poses for dozens 鈥 sometimes hundreds 鈥 of pictures a day.

    • Concerned about the impact of the presidential election on Quebec exports, Premier Francois Legault will be going on a mission to Washington in early 2025.

    • Premier Danielle Smith says she is taking steps to keep Albertans warm this winter while keeping their utility bills low.

    • The world's best hockey player and star captain of the Edmonton Oilers appears to be out of action for at least one game, but it could be for longer.

    • Edmonton Police Service (EPS) has dismantled one of the 鈥榤ost elaborate encampments鈥 officers have ever seen.

    • Nova Scotia鈥檚 Department of Labour has lifted its stop-work order at a Halifax Walmart more than a week after the body of 19-year-old Gursimran Kaur was discovered in an industrial oven in the store鈥檚 bakery.

    • Nova Scotians 鈥 including the province鈥檚 top politicians 鈥 are continuing to express outrage after four people showed up at a Halloween dance dressed in Ku Klux Klan costumes.

    • Authorities believe they have solved a cyber crime spanning schools in Ontario and the United States, and the suspect at the centre of the investigation is a 14-year-old Nova Scotia boy.

    • A new report says the city could hire staff to inspect inner city parks and playgrounds for needles and knives, but any plans would come with a price tag.

    • Nearly two months after Manitoba鈥檚 school cellphone ban came into effect, the policy is receiving some mixed signals.

    • For the second time in as many days, a woman was carjacked in Winnipeg.

    • Saskatchewan's provincial election saw the upset of several long time Saskatchewan Party MLAs who lost their seats in urban ridings.

    • The Saskatchewan Party has maintained its hold onto power, battling its way to a fifth consecutive majority government.

    • The Saskatchewan Roughriders will take to the field Saturday versus the BC Lions in the CFL鈥檚 West Division Semi-final and will mark their return to the post-season for the first time since 2021.

    • After the Guelph Police Service announced a plan to ramp up enforcement on drug use in downtown Guelph, business owners are sharing their thoughts on the plan.

    • The Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) announced, and then abruptly reversed, a plan to remove garbage bins from classrooms.

    • Councillors with the City of Kitchener voted in favour of hitting the brakes on a plan that would see more speed cameras installed in front of schools.

    • A Saskatoon woman is calling for improvements to safety on public transit following a string of bear spray attacks on city buses.

    • Considering they鈥檙e only a couple years removed from trick-or-treating, the Saskatoon Blades had some fun at practise today.

    • Six students were seriously injured and one student was airlifted to hospital in Saskatoon following a school bus crash near Tisdale, Sask. on Monday afternoon.

    • Three suspects arrested in West Nipissing earlier this year were part of a group of five who robbed banks across the province, Ontario Provincial Police said Tuesday.

    • The owner of a convenience store and gas bar in North Bay鈥檚 northwest end says a road construction project has hurt his business so severely, he might have to close.

    • In Sudbury on Monday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford was asked when the four-laning of Highway 69 would be completed, a project that has been decades in the making.

    • Chief Thai Truong of the London Police Service (LPS) was part of a panel discussion following the screening of Dark Highway at FCFF. Truong said trafficking is a 鈥渂ig problem鈥 because 鈥渢here is a lot of money to be made.鈥

    • On Oct. 22 around 1:20 a.m. police responded to a home in the area of Talbot Street and Huron Street where the homeowner said they received a notification from the doorbell camera.

    • A forensic pathologist who examined the body of shooting victim Josue Silva concluded that the Western University student died after being shot in the abdomen and losing an excessive amount of blood despite paramedics efforts to save him.

    • The headliners for the region鈥檚 biggest outdoor country music festival are locked in, and once again, the multi-day event has garnered big names.

    • Emergency crews in Clearview Township battled flames and heavy smoke Tuesday morning as a fire raged through a large home.

    • Casino Rama Resort is looking to fill nearly 30 positions as it begins a major refurbishment project.

    • The Windsor Pickleball Club wants to see new padding installed along walls at the Windsor Family Credit Union (WFCU) after a member fatally hit their head while playing the sport.

    • VIDEO

      VIDEO

      Cineplex Entertainment has said inspections found no sign of pests at their Devonshire Mall movie theatre, despite a video circulating on social media suggesting otherwise.

    • Windsor Police are renewing their call for help from the public to solve a city homicide.

    • Hours after the premier addressed reporters, the incoming leader of the Opposition held his own news conference dialling back the rhetoric that fired up B.C. Conservative supporters on election night.

    • Vanita Lindsay has been paid $8,816.20 for a job she has never worked.

    • When Leah arrived at work directing traffic around a construction site, she never expected to see a van painted in all sorts of bright colours, and covered in eclectic decorations, including a stuffed moose attached to its roof.

    • More than two years after Alannah Brown and Douglas Barker were found dead north of Penticton, police are asking for help identifying a vehicle they believe was associated with the crime.

    • Dave Lindsey began growing giant pumpkins to bring a bit of magic to his grandkids' Halloween.

    • A U.S. District Court judge in Montana has sentenced a 27-year-old man from Kelowna, B.C., to 18 months in prison for using fake names to buy guns with the aim of selling them in Canada.

    • Food Banks Canada's annual Hunger Count report shows more Canadians than ever are resorting to food banks.

    • RCMP say a Medicine Hat man was killed in a collision between an SUV and a motorcycle in southeast Alberta on Sunday evening.

    • A tentative agreement has been reached between the City of Lethbridge and more than 900 employees belonging to CUPE Local 70.

    • Just two days ahead of Halloween, the City of Sault Ste. Marie has awarded several local homes and one business for having the best decorations for the season.

    • The Sault Ste. Marie Region Conservation Authority is issuing a flood outlook statement to residents regarding current watershed conditions.

    • An early morning complaint of a man slumped over the steering wheel of a minivan with its engine running in Elliot Lake last week led to impaired driving charges and drug seizures.

    N.L.

    Stay Connected
    Follow 麻豆影视