The Liberals are finally going after Trudeau.

My God, these are great times all of a sudden. I love leadership revolts, having been involved in two myself: against Harper and O'Toole. It's the moment when MPs and others finally realize the need to put not just their party first, but the interests of the country first. No party should want a loser as leader, nor support a loser who wasn't a loser before. Full stop.

The Star, CBC and CTV report that a document consisting entirely of MPs' signatures has been circulating in Ottawa since the Prime Minister has been abroad. They report that at least and probably more than thirty MPs from Atlantic Canada, Ontario and elsewhere have signed it. 

To their credit, they haven't approached the trained seals, i.e. cabinet members who would naturally sell out their mothers and fathers if Trudeau asked them to. But don't write off the whole cabinet just yet. If this movement gains momentum, one or more ministers will break ranks and support the petition sooner or later. It's inevitable, especially when the mighty Telford starts to hit back hard, which is bound to happen.

The dissident MPs now know two things: it's now or never and, once they've started, they have to aggressively take down Trudeau politically or they'll be burned forever in a future Liberal government. This effort needs to take off and snowball as quickly as possible.

Even if they fail, they can still win by taking another route. I'll leave it to them to think about it themselves. But once that's done, Trudeau's gone in five minutes.

As a Conservative, what impact does this have on my leader? First of all, Pierre can no longer make do with off-the-cuff remarks. In future, every statement he makes will have to be carefully thought through and extremely disciplined. With the prospect of an interim or new Liberal leader next year, a successful revolt is likely to be a game-changer. Pierre must be 150% informed on all issues and never say or do anything that might suddenly give the Liberals an opening that could lead to a reversal in the polls and the possible dissipation of our twenty-point lead. It's as simple as that: be disciplined and stay on message. Otherwise, with each policy mistake, we'll reduce our lead. 

No Conservative wants to replace Trudeau. The reason is painfully obvious: if Trudeau leaves or is successfully pushed out, the next election will at least be competitive for the Liberals. That's not what we want. In short, Pierre must give it his all until the next election. No more cheap tricks and phoney gimmicks that are doomed to failure. We must always be seen as the only serious alternative to Trudeau, nothing less. 

So stay tuned. The fun and games are just beginning. It should be a great time for all!