Wires carrying comments from PM Justin Trudeau. Says that he will have "great discussions" with MPs from his Liberal party over how he can best serve, "but that will happen with me leading the party into the next election.". As we noted earlier (see 'CANADA: Trudeau Faces Down Rebels, But Danger For PM Not Over Yet', 1429BST), Trudeau faced a rebellion from 24 of his 153 MPs calling for his resignation at a caucus meeting of the Liberal Party of Canada (LPC) on 23 October. 

• Federal-level opinion polling in mid-October showed Trudeau's centre-left Liberals trailing the centre-right Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) by anywhere from 14% to 21%, with even the lower end of that lead likely to translate into a Conservative majority if reflected in an election.
• Some within the LPC argue that Trudeau, who has served as party head since 2013 and as PM since 2015, has become too divisive a figure to go into the next election. Public concerns over housing, cost of living issues, immigration, and a lingering resentment from some towards his gov'ts COVID policies have contributed to an increasingly vocal movement within the LPC to replace Trudeau before the election in an effort to turn the party's fortunes around.