Globe editorial: What three by-elections say about this fall’s federal vote GlobeDebate
So what do Monday’s federal by-election results tell us about the state of Canadian politics, eight months before a general election? That each of the major parties has something to dream on, and much to worry about.
Not coincidentally, three time zones away, the NDP was being soundly defeated in the other by-election where it was incumbent. That the loss was expected doesn’t make it less painful. In the Montreal riding of Outremont, held since 2007 by former party leader Tom Mulcair, the NDP’s Julia Sanchez captured just 26 per cent of the vote, well behind Liberal Rachel Bendayan.
The Outremont results are the latest sign that, on the island of Montreal at least, this fall is shaping up as a two-way fight between the Liberals and NDP.
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