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Quick Quotes: What Liberal MPs have to say as the caucus debates Trudeau's future

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 23 Oct, 2024 09:52 AM

Here are some notable quotes from Liberal members of Parliament as they headed into a caucus meeting Wednesday where they are set to debate Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's leadership:

"There's a — what would you call it? Some palace drama going on right now. And that takes us away from the number 1 job, which is focusing on Canadians and focusing on the important policies but also on showing the really clear contrast between our government, our party and Pierre Poilievre."

Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault, MP for Edmonton Centre

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"We're going to go in there and we're going to have an excellent discussion and we are going to emerge united."

Treasury Board President and Transport Minister Anita Anand, MP for Oakville

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"I think caucus is nervous because of the polling that has been constantly going down in favour of Liberals, and there's a lot of people who do want to run again. I'm not running again, although I already told the prime minister that. But there are people there that want to run again and they're nervous because of what polls are saying."

"He has to start listening."

Ken McDonald, MP for Avalon

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"We're going to have a good caucus meeting. MPs should be free to air their perspectives, I'm sure they will, and we'll come out of it united."

Peter Fragiskatos, MP for London North Centre

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"I have to read the room. There's all sorts of wheels within wheels turning right now. I'm just going to go in there, I'm going to make my mind a blank and just soak it all in."

"I'm not going to say anything about (the prime minister) until I have my say in there."

Ken Hardie, MP for Fleetwood—Port Kells

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"I wish there was a mechanism for it, yes," he said, responding to whether he wanted a secret ballot vote in caucus to determine Trudeau's leadership.

Sean Casey, MP for Charlottetown

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"The prime minister will always be on my posters and he is welcome in Winnipeg North any time."

Kevin Lamoureux, MP for Winnipeg North

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"Absolutely I support the prime minister."

Yvonne Jones, MP for Labrador

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"When you look divided, you look weak."

Judy Sgro, MP for Humber River—Black Creek

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"I think Pierre Poilievre is absolutely beatable, he's ripe for the picking with the right vision, the right leadership and the right direction for our party. The Liberal party is an institution in this country. It's bigger than one person, one leader, and it's incumbent on us as elected officials to make sure we put the best foot forward."

Wayne Long, MP for Saint John—Rothesay

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