Justin Trudeau reacts to a question about former Liberal cabinet minister Jody Wilson-Raybould during the 2021 federal election campaign.Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press/File

Chris Selley: How to fire a party leader who won't leave

Justin Trudeau has accrued no additional 'rights' to his position by dint of his longevity. The opposite makes more sense

by · National Post

A very odd and telling talking point has taken hold among federal Liberals in recent times — including among those who seem to think Justin Trudeau ought to step aside as party leader: It’s the notion that Trudeau has somehow “earned the right” to decide whether he stays on or not.

“I have enough respect for him and his function, and the sacrifices that it entails, that I’d rather let him decide for him,” Quebec City MP Joël Lightbound averred this week.

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