A source says embattled Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not expected to announce a decision on his future over the Christmas holidays.

Several local media outlets are now reporting that on a recent call involving a third of his liberal party's members of parliament, they all agreed it was time for Trudeau to go.

In 2017, Mr. Trudeau came under pressure to stand up to Donald J. Trump, the newly elected U.S. president. As Mr. Trump restricted immigration, Mr. Trudeau restated Canada’s openness to asylum seekers, proclaiming, “ Diversity is our strength .”

Sixty-nine per cent of Canadians want Justin Trudeau to resign before the next election, according to a December 2024 poll 365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3L4 © 2024 National Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.