Conservative Flamborough MP Dan Muys says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's resignation as Liberal party leader “doesn't change anything” and that there “needs to be an election now.”
Trudeau resigned as leader of the Liberal party and stepped down as Canada’s prime minister on Monday, after almost a month of speculation.
Trudeau’s announcement came after former federal finance minister Chrystia Freeland left her position Dec. 16, the same day the fall economic statement was to be presented.
That statement shows Canada's deficit sits at a $61.9 billion — $20 billion over Freeland's deficit target.
Following his resignation on Monday, Trudeau prorogued parliament until March 24, 2025 — a decision NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh called “selfish.”
Proroguing parliament means that Trudeau has put a pause on the federal government so the Liberal party can find a new leader. Bloc de Quebecois Leader Yves-François Blanchet said the pause in parliament comes at a crucial time, with Donald Trump taking office on Jan. 20.
In a statement provided to FlamboroughToday, Muys said Trudeau’s resignation has left the country “in limbo at a very critical point in our history and for our economy.”
“All while the Liberals sort themselves out,” he wrote.
In a recorded statement following Trudeau’s resignation, Conservative party Leader Pierre Poilievre commended Trudeau for “finally leaving” but said all Liberal MPs are complicit in helping him “break the country over the last nine years.”
Muys, an MP for Poilievre’s party, said Canada needs to “turn the page” on its policies and reign in the cost of living, taxes, housing costs and the country's borders and immigration.
“We won’t stop until there is an election,” Muys wrote.
-With files from ParliamentToday
