Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has won reelection in Canada, albeit without the majority government in the House of Commons that Trudeau hoped for.
The Sept. 20 election won the Liberal candidates 157 ridings, while the Conservatives won 122, in line with initial projections. The election results were hardly different from the 2019 election results and did not net the 170 ridings needed for a majority government, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Nevertheless, Trudeau was grateful for the victory and thanked his voters on social media.
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“Thank you, Canada — for casting your vote, for putting your trust in the Liberal team, for choosing a brighter future,” Trudeau wrote early Tuesday. “We’re going to finish the fight against COVID. And we’re going to move Canada forward. For everyone.”
Thank you, Canada — for casting your vote, for putting your trust in the Liberal team, for choosing a brighter future. We’re going to finish the fight against COVID. And we’re going to move Canada forward. For everyone.
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) September 21, 2021
Erin O’Toole, Trudeau’s opponent, delivered a speech to his supporters after losing the race in which he assured voters that he does not plan to resign as leader of the Conservative Party. O’Toole also announced he intends to run against Trudeau once again in the next election, the outlet reported.
“My family and I are resolute in continuing this journey for Canada,” O’Toole said. “If Justin Trudeau thinks he can threaten Canadians with another election in 18 months, the Conservative Party will be ready. Whenever that day comes, I will be ready to lead Canada’s Conservatives.”
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Trudeau announced the 2021 election while enjoying high approval ratings in mid-August, but his poll numbers fell shortly after his announcement. Poll numbers on Sept. 14 had shown Trudeau’s party standing at 31.9% and the Conservatives at 31.7%.
The prime minister’s past, including newly surfaced photos of the prime minister in blackface from 2001, cast doubts on his chance of reelection.
