Immigration Minister Marc Miller said Friday that an attempt by Liberal caucus members to get Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to resign is “the most passive-aggressive” display he has ever seen.

Miller told host Marcy Markusa on CBC’s Information Radio that every MP who signed a letter calling for Trudeau’s replacement as leader “owes it” to the Prime Minister to tell him personally.

“If they are afraid, it is a reflection on them and their own leadership in their community,” he said.

Multiple news outlets, including CBC, have reported that Liberal MPs will hand over a document to Trudeau in the coming days signed by caucus members asking him to step down from the leadership.

Trudeau has repeatedly said he plans to lead the Liberal Party into the next election.

Miller called the alleged effort to oust Trudeau “weak” and said any MP involved would “look awfully entitled and worried about their own future.”

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Immigration minister says efforts by some Liberals to oust Trudeau are ‘passive-aggressive’

Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller told CBC News that any MPs concerned about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s leadership should say it to his face and clarify this.

The immigration minister said the caucus should focus on the “bigger threat” ahead — “sleepwalking to a victory for (Conservative leader) Pierre Poilievre” — something he said some Liberals are doing now.

Trudeau “got (Liberal MPs) where they are now for the most part, and they owe it to him to say things to his face,” Miller said, adding that Trudeau “fundamentally cares about this country and he’s committed to every situation will fight. centimeters of it.”

Sources say nearly 30 MPs have signed a document calling for a change in leadership. CBC News first reported on that document last week.

A separate letter, which some Liberal MPs may submit to Trudeau before Wednesday’s caucus meeting, was being finalized in the days leading up to the weekend.

Sources participating in the signature gathering say they believe there are other MPs who have not signed the document but will publicly call on Trudeau to step aside when the Liberal caucus meets on Wednesday.

Those sources point to MPs like Sean Casey, who told it Power and politics host David Cochrane on Tuesday that Trudeau should step aside. The MP for Charlottetown said he was not part of the organized effort to oust the prime minister.

Vandal, Freeland and Joly express their loyalty to Prime Minister

On Friday, ministers continued to voice their support for Trudeau, including Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and MP Dan Vandal – who announced Thursday he will not seek re-election.

“It doesn’t mean that I have lost confidence in our party and in our prime minister,” Vandal said at a news conference in Winnipeg on Friday. “I am confident that the polls will become more rigorous over time, and I think it would be foolish to vote against the Liberal Party.”

At the same news conference, Freeland said Trudeau has her “full support” as leader of the government and the Liberal Party.

“In our caucus, as in any other caucus, there will be a wide range of views,” she said. “I have absolute confidence that the vast majority of members of our caucus support the prime minister.”

Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly said at a press conference in Montreal on Friday that the prime minister “can count on my loyalty.”

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Freeland says she is confident the vast majority of the caucus supports Trudeau

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland responds to questions about Liberal MPs calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to resign as party leader.