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Canada’s Trudeau says ‘a lot of work to do’ after Montreal by-election loss

PM Justin Trudeau says he will work to ‘regain confidence’ of Canadians after his Liberal Party loses long-held seat.

Montreal, Canada – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has “a lot of work” to do to regain the confidence of Canadians after his Liberal Party’s defeat in a special parliamentary election in the city of Montreal.

The Quebec nationalist Bloc Quebecois won the vote on Monday — known as a by-election — in the electoral district of Lasalle-Emard-Verdun, which had been a longtime Liberal stronghold.

Experts said the by-election was a “litmus test” for the Liberals before the next Canadian general election, which is set to take place before the end of October 2025 and appears likely to end nearly a decade of Liberal governments.

Speaking to reporters in Ottawa on Tuesday, Trudeau was asked whether his leadership was weakened after the loss.