Calls are growing from within the Liberal caucus for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step down as party leader — and some have pegged Chrystia Freeland as their choice to replace him.Twenty-one Liberal MPs have publicly urged Trudeau to resign — many of them within the last week — after Freeland shocked Canadians on Monday by resigning as deputy prime minister and finance minister hours before she was supposed to table the government's fall economic statement.

That builds on the MPs already opposed to him continuing, believed to be over a third of the 153 from the ruling party

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday looked set to lose power early next year after a key ally said he would move to bring down the minority Liberal government and trigger an election. New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh,

The prime minister is facing a storm of criticism over his policies and unpopularity.

Cries for Trudeau's resignation as party leader have grown, including from fellow Liberals, as Canada prepares for Trump's proposed tariffs.