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Weiler pushes for vote on Trudeau leadership of Liberal Party
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ACT OF REMEMBRANCE
NICK LABA
nlaba@nsnews.com
One local Member of Parliament is among a group of vocal federal representatives calling for a change of leadership from within the Liberal Party.
West Vancouver–Sunshine Coast–Sea to Sky Country MP Patrick Weiler is advocating for a secret ballot in caucus on whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should run in the federal election next fall. Weiler says there is growing consensus among his constituents and fellow party members that Trudeau won’t be able to lead the Liberals to victory in the next election, and should step down to allow for fresh leadership of the party. Weiler is not alone. Several other Liberal MPs have gone public with their disaffection, including Etobicoke Centre MP Yvan Baker and Saint John-Rothesay MP Wayne Long. In their view, a secret ballot in the Liberal caucus – where their identities would be kept private – would allow all the party members to express their opinions without fear of retribution for their dissent. “What I and a number of my colleagues have supported is to have a secret ballot so that members of the caucus can express their own views, and particularly the views of their constituents, on who would be best placed to lead our Continued on A23
CLAY TRIBUTE Lynnmour Xá7elcha Elementary Grade 5 students Ronin Edwards, Samson Ligett, Ashlyn Nott and Reuben Hankinson plant ceramic poppies outside their school to commemorate Remembrance Day. Under the guidance of teacher Paul Best, students and staff created 310 clay poppies that they will plant at the school this week. See page B1 for our full Remembrance Day feature section. PAUL MCGRATH / NSN
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