By Thomas Seal and Brian Platt, Thomas Seal and Brian Platt, Bloomberg News
The turmoil that's threatening to topple Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has members of his political party poring over the rulebook for replacing him.
Trudeau is under mounting pressure from elected lawmakers in his ruling Liberal Party to leave after nine years in power. Some have warned that if he stays, they face the prospect of a crushing defeat to the Conservative Party in next year's election.
But there's no mechanism to force him out quickly, at least outside of a national party convention. For now, the only thing disgruntled members can do is turn up the heat by publicly calling for Trudeau to go -- and quietly organize for their preferred replacements.
Trudeau is mulling his future, according to people familiar with the matter. If he decides to fight on, he would be risking months of resistance from disaffected Liberals.