OTTAWA – Liberal MP Wayne Long has become the first member of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s caucus to call on him to resign.

Long, a New Brunswick MP, penned a letter to his caucus colleagues on Friday afternoon saying after this week’s disastrous byelection loss in Toronto St. Paul’s, it is time for Trudeau to step down.

“After reflection on this week’s defeat in Toronto—St. Paul’s and then seeing the response, I want you to know clearly and directly where I stand,” he wrote in an email sent Friday afternoon and obtained by the National Post. “For the future of our party and for the good of our country we need new leadership and a new direction.”