Already fighting to find support even among Ottawa's long time strategic partners as he struggles to spin more false narrative about India, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may be in the sticky wicket soon back home when his own party leaders and many Members of Parliament are now openly expressing dissatisfaction with his leadership style.
Earlier Wednesday, India time, longtime Charlottetown Liberal MP Sean Casey publicly demanded Justin Trudeau step down as party head.
"People have had enough. They've tuned him out and they want him to go," Casey told CBC News Network in an interview.
The message that I have been hearing loud and clear — and more and more strongly as time has gone by — is that it is time for [Trudeau] to go. And I agree, he added.
Casey during his interview with the host of Power & Politics, David Cochrane said that there is a "high level of anxiety" in the Liberal caucus over Trudeau's leadership.
"I would say it's wider than meets the eye. There are a lot of people who have concerns," he said.
Local media has been carrying stories for many months that several Liberal MPs have become increasingly impatient with Trudeau's leadership, which is lacking in strategic vision.
Earlier this year, when asked if Trudeau was the right leader to lead Liberal Party, another Liberal MP Ken McDonald voiced his concerns.
Canadian analysts think that this growing criticism of Trudeau marks a "new chapter" in the saga running for months surrounding his leadership skills.
"For the first time since the June Toronto—St. Paul's byelection, the caucus is now flexing its muscles. I don't think it matters whether it's 20 or 40, if there are a number of MPs organizing through this, I think it does demonstrate that something has changed. I guess the ultimate question now is what comes of this?" Liberal strategist Andrew Perez told Canada's 'National Post' newspaper.
The domestic political situation in Canada lends credence to India's assertions on Trudeau's continued "hostility" towards India that has long been in evidence.
"Under criticism for turning a blind eye to foreign interference in Canadian politics, his Government has deliberately brought in India in an attempt to mitigate the damage. This latest development targeting Indian diplomats is now the next step in that direction," the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated on October 14, a few hours before it decided to withdraw the Indian High Commissioner and "other targeted diplomats and officials" from Canada.
New Delhi has said that it was working on a "deliberate strategy" -- of smearing India for political gains.
"This is no coincidence of timing where Prime Minister Trudeau is to depose before a Commission on foreign interference. It also serves the anti-India separatist agenda the Trudeau Government has constantly pandered to for narrow political gains," the MEA said.
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