Dissenting Liberal MPs Ask for Secret Ballot on Trudeau Leadership

Several Liberal MPs are calling for a secret ballot in caucus to determine the future of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s leadership of the party.
Liberal MP Yvan Baker has openly expressed support for the secret ballot vote, saying it would allow caucus members to vote without “fear of repercussions or consequences.”
“I think a secret ballot vote is something that could unify caucus, unify the party, and also allows Members of Parliament to vote without fear of repercussions or consequences.”
MP Sameer Zuberi supported that view, saying, “a secret ballot will put this to rest.”
“I think we have rules and a constitution, and we agree on that constitution, and that’s not what we want to do,” Tourism Minister Soraya Martinez Ferrada said in response to a question about whether she supports the secret ballot vote.
She was dismissive when asked by a reporter if she was worried Trudeau might lose the vote.
Public Services and Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos did not respond directly when asked about the secret ballot vote, instead saying there have been “open conversations” in the national caucus.
Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault backed Trudeau’s decision to remain as party leader.
“If you want to express yourself in the Liberal caucus, you stand up and talk,” he told reporters on Oct. 29. “But the Prime Minister—everyone’s been very clear—he’s a leader, he’s going to take us into the next election.”