Following an Atlantic Liberal caucus meeting the morning of Dec. 23, caucus chair Kody Blois wrote a letter to Trudeau calling for him to resign as party leader

A special meeting of the national Liberal caucus has been called for Wednesday, as pressure mounts on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to say whether he plans to step down. National Liberal caucus chair Brenda Shanahan notified MPs of the special meeting late Friday.

Kody Blois, chair of the Atlantic Liberal caucus, said that his colleagues instructed him to write to the Prime Minister when they met before Christmas. He told Mr. Trudeau the meeting had focused “on the need for you to resign as the Leader of the Liberal Party” to allow a process to begin to replace him.

Quebec MPs are adding to the pressure on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step aside as leader. The province's caucus chair, Stéphane Lauzon, consulted with MPs individually over the holidays and communicated the caucus position to its national leadership,