Canadians behaved with characteristic moderation on Monday and dealt Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a rebuke while letting him hold onto power with a minority government. The biggest loser was the glib politics of climate change. Mr. Trudeau’s Liberal Party lost 20 seats compared to the 2015 election, falling short of a 170-seat majority with 157. The Conservatives led by Andrew Scheer won the national popular vote (34.4% to 33% for the Liberals) and picked up 26 seats, but they fell short in Canada’s first-past-the-post-system...

Source: Wall Street Journal October 22, 2019 23:23 UTC