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Trudeau, however, fell short of his goal of winning the 170 seats needed to form a majority government.
At 2 a.m. ET, Elections Canada showed the Liberals had won 157 seats over the Conservatives’ 122 seats, with nearly 95% of the polls across the country.
The remaining seats in the next legislature will be held by the New Democratic Left Party and the Bloc Québécois, a separatist party based in Quebec.
“You send us back to work with a clear mandate to help Canada through this pandemic and into the better days to come. My friends, this is exactly what we are prepared to do, â€Trudeau told fans in Montreal early Tuesday.
“What we saw tonight is that millions of Canadians have chosen a progressive plan. Some have spoken of division, but that’s not what I see. It’s not what I have seen in recent weeks across the country. “
Trudeau called an early election in mid-August, just two years after starting his minority government, betting he could capitalize on his handling of the pandemic to win a majority.
Covid-19, climate change, housing affordability and gun control have all figured as major issues with voters – but a headache for Trudeau is that few Canadians saw the need for this election . A political expert told CNN that holding a snap election in the summer during a global pandemic angered many voters who couldn’t identify a compelling “ballot box” issue to justify the business.
O’Toole had sought to capitalize on the perception that Trudeau, the son of a former Canadian prime minister, is a classic liberal political elitist who is more interested in his own political ambition than in running the country.
Speaking to supporters Tuesday morning, O’Toole called the snap elections a “quick takeover.”
“Five weeks ago Mr. Trudeau called for a majority, he said the minority parliament was ‘impractical’. But tonight, Canadians failed to give Mr. Trudeau the majority mandate he wanted.” , O’Toole said. “In fact, Canadians sent him back along with another minority at the cost of C $ 600 million and deeper divisions in our great country.
During the campaign, O’Toole attacked Trudeau in a way unusual in Canadian politics.
“Every Canadian has met a Justin Trudeau in their life – privileged, empowered and always looking for number one. He was looking for number one when he sparked that costly and unnecessary election in the midst of a pandemic. not leadership, it’s self-interest. And it’s Justin Trudeau from start to finish, “O’Toole said at a recent campaign event.
Trudeau responded in an equally robust manner, saying, “I’m going to let him and his proxies and the anti-vaxxer movement and the gun lobby and the anti-choice mob continue to attack me, fine. I will stay focused on Canadians.
Even though the candidates have tried to engage meaningfully on issues, a wave of polarization among voters – one that seems to reflect the American experience – is emerging, particularly on cultural or self-esteem issues. – saying “stuck” like abortion rights, gun control and climate change.
The pandemic in particular has sparked fury among a small but fierce minority who oppose certain Covid-19 protocols, particularly the warrants for vaccines and masks. Earlier this month, a protester threw gravel at Trudeau during a campaign event in Ontario, after the Canadian leader was harassed by protesters angry at his pandemic policies.
