Trudeau to announce he’s stepping down as Liberal leader: sources

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is holding a news conference on Monday as questions swirl about his political future.

Increasing number of Liberal MPs have called for PM to step down

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives to sign a book of condolences for former U.S. President Jimmy Carter at the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa, on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives to sign a book of condolences for former U.S. president Jimmy Carter at the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa on Jan. 3, 2025. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press)

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is holding a news conference this morning to announce he’s stepping down as Liberal leader, sources tell CBC News.

Sources, who spoke to CBC on the condition they not be named, said Trudeau will stay on until his successor is chosen. 

Trudeau will speak at 10:45 a.m. at Rideau Cottage, a news release from the Prime Minister’s Office said.

The prime minister’s news conference comes as an increasing number of Liberal MPs are publicly calling on him to resign as leader of the Liberal Party.

Along with at least two dozen individual MPs, several regional caucuses — including Atlantic Canada, Quebec and Ontario — have called for him to step down.

More to come.

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Catharine Tunney is a reporter with CBC’s Parliament Hill bureau, where she covers national security and the RCMP. She worked previously for CBC in Nova Scotia. You can reach her at catharine.tunney@cbc.ca

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