Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is taking his second day off in a row on Thursday, and has now avoided taking questions from reporters for four days since booting Chrystia Freeland from her role as Finance Minister.
The Prime Minister’s itinerary reveals “no public events scheduled” for the second day in a row.
Freeland announced her resignation from cabinet on Monday after getting informed by Trudeau on Friday the 13th over Zoom that he was replacing her.
In her resignation letter, Freeland accused Trudeau of “costly political gimmicks.”
Following this, Prime Minister Trudeau has spoken at two events, neither of which included questions from reporters.
On Monday night, he addressed attendees at a holiday party for top Liberal donors, where he acknowledged the challenging day but reiterated his dedication to his role.
The following night, on Tuesday, Trudeau spoke at the federal Liberal caucus holiday party in Ottawa, where he likened the Liberal Party to a family, saying, “Like most families, sometimes we have fights around the holidays. But of course, like most families, we find our way through it.”
About 15 Liberal MPs have openly called for Trudeau to resign since Monday, some even writing open letters to the Prime Minister.
Liberal MP Wayne Long of New Brunswick’s Saint John—Rothesay riding called Trudeau “delusional” and “viscerally disliked.”
The Liberal Party has seen their polling numbers go from bad to worse in recent weeks, with Abacus Data now revealing that only one in five Canadians believe Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should remain as leader, compared to 67% who think he should resign.
