Canada:Trudeau's party win election, but miss majority

In Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party on Monday won parliamentary elections, but his gamble to win a majority of seats failed and nearly mirrored the result of two years ago. The Liberals won the most seats of any party. Trudeau's Liberals were leading or elected in 156 seats one less than they won 2019, and 14 short of the 170 needed for a majority in the House of Commons. The Conservatives were leading or elected in 121 seats, the same number they won in 2019. The leftist New Democrats were leading or elected in 27, a gain of three seats, while the Quebec-based Bloc Qu b cois remained unchanged with 32 seats and the Greens were down to two.
Trudeau entered the election leading a stable minority government that wasn't under threat of being toppled. Trudeau lost his gamble to get a majority so I would say this is a bittersweet victory for him, said Daniel B land, a political science professor at McGill University in Montreal. Trudeau bet Canadians didn't want a Conservative government during a pandemic. Canada is now among the most fully vaccinated countries in the world and Trudeau's government spent hundreds of billions of dollars to prop up the economy amid lockdowns. Trudeau argued that the Conservatives' approach, which has been skeptical of lockdowns and vaccine mandates, would be dangerous and says Canadians need a government that follows science. Conservative leader Erin O'Toole didn't require his party's candidates to be vaccinated and would not say how many were unvaccinated. O'Toole described vaccination as a personal health decision, but a growing number of vaccinated Canadians are increasingly upset with those who refuse to get vaccinated.

Liberals governed Canada for 69 years during the 20th century. Pierre Trudeau called for a just society and ran the country with a panache not seen before from a Canadian leader. He is responsible for Canada's version of the bill of rights and is credited with opening the door wide to immigration.Trudeau's Liberals dominated in Toronto, Canada's largest city and one of the most multicultural cities in the world.