The prime minister failed to secure the majority that he sought when he plunged the country into the snap poll.
A Globe and Mail writerTrudeau disagreed. Speaking to hundreds of supporters gathered at a hotel in downtown Montreal, the prime minister said that voters had given him a “clear mandate to get Canada through this pandemic and to the brighter days ahead."“There are still votes to be counted, but what we’ve seen tonight is that millions of Canadians have chosen a progressive plan,” he said shortly after 1 a.m. Tuesday. “Some have talked about division, but that’s not what I see.
But even after six years of baggage and unfulfilled pledges, the race wasn’t expected to be close. And though Trudeau clung to power, the results were expected to be viewed as a disappointment for the telegenic Liberal Party leader that could renew questions about his judgment.He held a comfortable lead over O’Toole, 48, when he called the snap vote last month — two years before the next fixed election date under Canadian law — betting that his pandemic response would deliver him a majority.
O’Toole, meanwhile, ran a campaign that exceeded expectations, particularly in the early weeks. His moderate platform targeted working-class voters, featured a version of a price on carbon and mostly avoided culture war issues to build a “big blue tent.”“We’re not your dad’s Conservative Party anymore,” the former military helicopter navigator said at a campaign event in Quebec last week.
His election campaign pivot risked alienating his base and gave his foes ammunition to argue that he’d say anything to get elected.His predecessor, Andrew Scheer, won the popular vote in 2019 but finished second in the seat count and eventually resigned as leader. The result was expected to cast O’Toole’s future as party leader into doubt.O’Toole on Tuesday indicated that he intends to keep his job.
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