Trudeau’s Liberals were leading or elected in 157 seats — exactly the same number they won in 2019, 13 short of the 170 needed for a majority in the House of Commons. Trudeau and the Liberals saved their skin and will stay in power, but many Canadians who didn’t want this late summer, pandemic election are probably not amused about the whole situation,” he said. He and the Liberals won the election but lost the prize they were seeking. AdvertisementA Conservative win would have represented a rebuke of Trudeau against a politician with a fraction of his name recognition. Soliman said earlier in the day that holding Trudeau to a minority government would be a win for O’Toole.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 20, 2021 20:26 UTC