Damage Control Cabinet: Trudeau’s Year-End Shuffle Seeks Stability for a Government Rocked by Freeland’s Departure – Counsel

Questions regarding Trudeau’s future as Prime Minister persist as NDP announce plans to move non-confidence motion when House returns

Following one of the most politically explosive weeks in recent Canadian history, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is considering his political future, including if he should resign and what a Liberal leadership race could look like. This comes after his cabinet shuffle planned for Tuesday blew up – which would have reportedly made Mark Carney the new Finance Minister – when his Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister resigned on Monday via a public letter that harshly criticized the Prime Minister’s leadership and rocked the embattled Liberal government.

To add fuel to this fire, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has announced his intention to move non-confidence in the government when Parliament returns – almost certainly setting the stage for a spring election that would likely hand power to Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives.