Defeat in LaSalle-Émard-Verdun is another blow to Justin Trudeau’s Liberals, which lost Toronto-St. Paul’s just three months ago
Bloc Quebecois candidate Louis-Philippe Sauve greets supporters as he arrives at the party's byelection night party for the riding of LaSalle-Emard-Verdun on Tuesday, Sept.17 in Montreal.The Liberal s lost yet another major by-election on Monday night, signalling that their Quebec base is at risk in the next federal election, while the New Democrats held onto their own stronghold in Winnipeg , in races that both parties had characterized as must-wins.
The Montreal loss for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals marks only the third time since 1984 the party has lost the riding. But it’s still painful, he said, and cautioned that the state of play facing the Liberals should be “intolerable,” noting that the summer is now bookended by two significant Liberal defeats.
“While I don’t expect this riding to remain in Bloc Québécois hands for long, the message from voters is directed more toward Justin Trudeau than to the Bloc.”
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