Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau says there is ‘more work to do’ as his party loses long-held seat in Quebec

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin TrudeauThe US Liberal Party suffered another loss at the ballot box on Monday.

Louis-Philippe Sauvé won on the Bloc Québécois ticket to represent LaSalle-Émard-Verdun in Parliament against Trudeau’s personally backed candidate, Liberal Laura Palestini.

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The race was a close one, with Sauvé taking 28 percent of the vote. The Bloc Québécois candidate defeated the Liberal candidate by less than 250 votes, according to Canada Elections results.

“Of course it would have been nice to win,” Trudeau said Tuesday at a news conference in Ottawa. “…But there’s more work to do.”

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Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, speaks during a press conference at a cabinet meeting in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Monday, Aug. 26, 2024. Canada is set to impose new tariffs on electric vehicles, aluminum and steel made in China. Canada is joining Western allies in taking steps to protect domestic manufacturers.

“The most important thing is that we make sure Canadians understand the choice they have in the next election,” Trudeau added.

Trudeau has been prime minister for nine years, meaning the Liberal Party has held power in the Canadian parliament for almost a decade.

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In a recent Ipsos poll tracking the “best prime minister,” Canadians rated Trudeau at 26%. By comparison, the Conservative Party of Canada’s prime ministerial candidate, Pierre Poilievre, received a score of 45% in the same poll.

The Liberal Party has lost other by-elections over the summer. Toronto-St. Paul’s lost its status as a Liberal stronghold in June when the Conservatives won the seat by a hair.

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