Liberal MPs vote against having power to remove Carney as leader

 

Liberal MPs have voted against having the power to oust Mark Carney as their leader despite months of internal frustrations last year that they couldn’t kick out Justin Trudeau.

Sunday marked the first Liberal caucus meeting since the federal election – the moment at which recognized party caucuses must decide whether or not to adopt the rules set out in the Reform Act.

The decade-old legislation is designed to give MPs more of a say over how they’re governed. That includes having the power to remove their leader, if specific thresholds are met.

But the Liberal caucus voted not to adopt the Reform Act’s rules, even though some MPs regretted that they had no mechanism to remove a deeply unpopular Mr. Trudeau as leader throughout 2024, when polls were showing their party was destined to lose the next election.

Mr. Trudeau ultimately quit, triggering the leadership race handily won by Mr. Carney in March. As the new Liberal Leader – and as Prime Minister – he turned the party’s fortunes around and won another minority mandate for his party last month.

Some Liberal MPs said Sunday that they didn’t feel this time that they needed the power to remove their leader. 

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