OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Liberals have lots to ponder after losing a second stronghold in a byelection in Montreal.
"Obviously, it's never fun to come so close and not win a byelection," Trudeau said this morning in French, a few hours after Elections Canada confirmed the Bloc Quebecois had defeated the Liberals in LaSalle—Émard—Verdun.
"Obviously, it would have been nicer to be able to win and hold Verdun, but there's more work to do and we're going to stay focused on doing it," Trudeau told reporters in English ahead of this morning's cabinet meeting."We know that we have a lot of work to do to regain the trust of people, in LaSalle and people across the country, who are worried about the situation they find themselves in," Trudeau said in French.
Bloc leader Yves-François Blanchet told reporters his party won by highlighting Quebecers' concerns on issues like immigration and medical assistance in death, an approach he said he'll stick with in deciding how to vote on confidence votes. It is the second time in three months that Trudeau's party lost a stronghold in a byelection. In June, the Conservatives narrowly defeated the Liberals in Toronto-St. Paul's.
"You can have Poilievre and his austerity and cuts and his denial of climate change, or you can continue on with the work that we are doing from a policy perspective that most Canadians support."
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