Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been given a deadline of October 28 to decide on whether or not he’ll heed Liberal MPs’ calls for him to resign.

According to The National Post, one Liberal MP said that the disgruntled MPs are “quite intent.”

The development comes after a near four-hour open mic caucus session among Liberals, where a number of them stated that they want their leader to step down. As many as forty MPs were reportedly prepared to demand new leadership during the event. 

Trudeau was seen flamboyantly brushing by reporters after leaving the chaotic meeting, bobbing his head with a Conor McGregor-like swagger.  He told reporters the Liberals were “strong and united” without stopping to take questions.

However, Liberals who did take questions on their leaders’ future were vague. 

​​“It’s Trudeau’s decision,” said Etobicoke MP, Yvan Baker.

“You can ask him when he comes out,” said Beaches-East York’s Nathaniel Erskine-Smith.

“This is going to be a choice between Pierre Poilievre and probably Justin Trudeau, the Liberal leader,” he added.

“The Prime Minister is the man who is in charge and he will make whatever decision he feels right,” another said. 

Later on Wednesday, speaking in the House of Commons, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre said that some Liberal MPs were texting Conservatives from the bathroom, giving them updates on the situation. 

To date, the 9-year and three-time elected PM has vowed to continue on as the party leader into his fourth election, slated for October 2025, despite abysmal polling numbers, including one that indicates the majority of Canadians want him to resign.