Canada’s Trudeau says ‘a lot of work to do’ after Montreal by-election loss
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PM Justin Trudeau says he will work to ‘regain confidence’ of Canadians after his Liberal Party loses long-held seat.
Montreal, Canada – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has “a lot of work” to do to regain the confidence of Canadians after his Liberal Party’s defeat in a special parliamentary election in the city of Montreal.
The Quebec nationalist Bloc Quebecois won the vote on Monday — known as a by-election — in the electoral district of Lasalle-Emard-Verdun, which had been a longtime Liberal stronghold.
Experts said the by-election was a “litmus test” for the Liberals before the next Canadian general election, which is set to take place before the end of October 2025 and appears likely to end nearly a decade of Liberal governments.
Speaking to reporters in Ottawa on Tuesday, Trudeau was asked whether his leadership was weakened after the loss.
“Obviously, it’s never fun to come so close and not win a by-election. But we know that we have a lot of work to do to regain the confidence of people in LaSalle and people across the country who are concerned about the situation they’re in,” Trudeau said in French.
