Post by Admin on Sept 21, 2021 20:14:31 GMT
After a 35-day race, the voters have spoken. And they've decisively chosen to stick to the status quo.
After Canada's most expensive federal election in history, the electoral map is largely unchanged.
Preliminary results show that the Liberals actually lost three seats in this election, over what they had won in 2019.
It comes after then-and-still-Prime Minster Justin Trudeau declared a snap election last month, hoping to firm up his minority government and establish a majority.
But despite not winning a majority, he is still the man in charge after winning his third term.
Our coverage was brought to you by BBC Canada's Holly Honderich, Jessica Murphy, Robin Levinson-King and Dan Lytwyn.
After weeks of campaigning - and millions of dollars spent - the initial reaction to the Canadian election results following Justin Trudeau's decision to call an early election has been somewhat scathing.
"In the end, this election was ultimately for nothing," University of Winnipeg politics professor Felix Mathieu told AFP, pointing to the projected seat count for each party as being similar to the split in the last parliament, with most incumbents re-elected.
Pollster Tim Powers predicted a minority win for Trudeau's Liberal party, but asked: "Is that a win for him?"
After all, he pointed out to news agency AFP, Trudeau had hoped for more than just a plurality of seats.
This is also something Conservative leader Erin O'Toole noticed in his concession speech on the night. "But tonight Canadians did not give Mr Trudeau the majority mandate he wanted," he said.
Martin Pelletier, of investment firm Trivest Wealth Counsel, describes the election as a "non-event".
"The Conservatives and NDP were really focused on trying to address the escalating cost of living crisis going on in the country, especially in jurisdictions like Vancouver and Toronto, whereas Justin Trudeau was heavily focused on climate change initiatives. I thought that cost of living would resonate more with voters," he told Reuters.
"This is a non-event. We're getting more of the same as what we had before."
Justin Trudeau's snap election has delivered the status quo: another Liberal minority government.
The situation up north bears some similarities to last week's recall election in California.
An estimated C$352m ($276m; £201m) was spent while voters determined the fate of Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom.
But after months of campaigning, voters in the Golden State also ended up with more of the same: two more years of Newsom.
After Canada's most expensive federal election in history, the electoral map is largely unchanged.
Preliminary results show that the Liberals actually lost three seats in this election, over what they had won in 2019.
It comes after then-and-still-Prime Minster Justin Trudeau declared a snap election last month, hoping to firm up his minority government and establish a majority.
But despite not winning a majority, he is still the man in charge after winning his third term.
Our coverage was brought to you by BBC Canada's Holly Honderich, Jessica Murphy, Robin Levinson-King and Dan Lytwyn.
After weeks of campaigning - and millions of dollars spent - the initial reaction to the Canadian election results following Justin Trudeau's decision to call an early election has been somewhat scathing.
"In the end, this election was ultimately for nothing," University of Winnipeg politics professor Felix Mathieu told AFP, pointing to the projected seat count for each party as being similar to the split in the last parliament, with most incumbents re-elected.
Pollster Tim Powers predicted a minority win for Trudeau's Liberal party, but asked: "Is that a win for him?"
After all, he pointed out to news agency AFP, Trudeau had hoped for more than just a plurality of seats.
This is also something Conservative leader Erin O'Toole noticed in his concession speech on the night. "But tonight Canadians did not give Mr Trudeau the majority mandate he wanted," he said.
Martin Pelletier, of investment firm Trivest Wealth Counsel, describes the election as a "non-event".
"The Conservatives and NDP were really focused on trying to address the escalating cost of living crisis going on in the country, especially in jurisdictions like Vancouver and Toronto, whereas Justin Trudeau was heavily focused on climate change initiatives. I thought that cost of living would resonate more with voters," he told Reuters.
"This is a non-event. We're getting more of the same as what we had before."
Justin Trudeau's snap election has delivered the status quo: another Liberal minority government.
The situation up north bears some similarities to last week's recall election in California.
An estimated C$352m ($276m; £201m) was spent while voters determined the fate of Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom.
But after months of campaigning, voters in the Golden State also ended up with more of the same: two more years of Newsom.
