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| Canadian election: Trudeau's Liberals 'retain power' | Canadian election: Trudeau's Liberals 'retain power' |
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| Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party has retained power but as a minority government, according to projections by Canada's national broadcaster, CBC. | Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party has retained power but as a minority government, according to projections by Canada's national broadcaster, CBC. |
| Despite some early losses in Canada's eastern provinces, the Liberals are expected to claim the most seats in parliament, giving them a second term. | Despite some early losses in Canada's eastern provinces, the Liberals are expected to claim the most seats in parliament, giving them a second term. |
| This federal election was seen as a referendum on Mr Trudeau, who endured a bumpy first term, tainted by scandal. | This federal election was seen as a referendum on Mr Trudeau, who endured a bumpy first term, tainted by scandal. |
| His Liberals were neck-and-neck with their centre-right Conservative rivals. | His Liberals were neck-and-neck with their centre-right Conservative rivals. |
| Mr Trudeau's weakened grip on power will force him to work with other parties to pass legislation during this next term. | Mr Trudeau's weakened grip on power will force him to work with other parties to pass legislation during this next term. |
| There are still lots of votes to count so it is unclear how each party will ultimately fare. | There are still lots of votes to count so it is unclear how each party will ultimately fare. |
| But if the projection proves to be correct, it will be a bitterly disappointing result for Conservative leader Andrew Scheer. | But if the projection proves to be correct, it will be a bitterly disappointing result for Conservative leader Andrew Scheer. |
| Why has Trudeau's popularity fallen? | |
| Mr Trudeau swept into power in 2015 promising "real change" and a slew of progressive pledges. | |
| Now, after four years in power, Mr Trudeau has faced criticism for his ability to follow through. | |
| His environmental record, for example, has been undercut by his support for the Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion project and his purchase pipeline infrastructure to ensure it goes ahead. | |
| Canada is also not on track to meet its Paris Agreement greenhouse gas reduction target of 30% below 2005 levels by 2030. | |
| And Mr Trudeau's vow to institute federal electoral reform was quickly abandoned, angering some left-leaning voters excited by the prospect of seeing an alternative voting system | |
| Still, according to an independent assessment by two dozen Canadian academics, Mr Trudeau has kept - fully or partially - 92% of these promises, the most by any Canadian government in 35 years. | |
| Mr Trudeau's first term has also been impeded with two major scandals. | |
| An ethics scandal early this year, known as the SNC-Lavalin affair, took a major toll on his support. | |
| Last month an ethics watchdog found the prime minister had violated federal conflict of interest rules by improperly trying to influence a former minister in relation to a criminal trial facing major Canadian engineering firm SNC-Lavalin. | |
| That minister - Jody Wilson-Raybould - ran as an independent after being booted from the Liberals by Mr Trudeau. Her seat in Vancouver, British Columbia, has yet to be called. | |
| Mr Trudeau's election odds then seemed at risk when images of the president wearing blackface make-up in three separate instances were widely circulated. | |
| The images were seen as a major hit to Mr Trudeau's cultivated political image, characterised by compassion and inclusion. | |
| At Trudeau's victory party | At Trudeau's victory party |
| By Jessica Murphy, Montreal | By Jessica Murphy, Montreal |
| The mood is joyful if not jubilant in the Liberal election night headquarters in Montreal, where a growing crowd of supporters are cheering results showing Liberal wins as they come up on the big screens. | The mood is joyful if not jubilant in the Liberal election night headquarters in Montreal, where a growing crowd of supporters are cheering results showing Liberal wins as they come up on the big screens. |
| They may not have their majority but the Liberals are on track to win the most seats - and projections currently suggest it's not as close a race between the Liberals and Conservatives as some polls had suggested. | |
| As one young supporter, Adam Steiner, 18, told the BBC, a minority scenario is "not great" but at least the party "kept the Conservatives out of power". | As one young supporter, Adam Steiner, 18, told the BBC, a minority scenario is "not great" but at least the party "kept the Conservatives out of power". |
| What does this mean for Justin Trudeau? | What does this mean for Justin Trudeau? |
| If he does form a minority government it'll mean compromises, since his Liberals will need the support of other parties if he wants to hold onto power. | If he does form a minority government it'll mean compromises, since his Liberals will need the support of other parties if he wants to hold onto power. |
| How has election night unfolded so far? | How has election night unfolded so far? |
| Early returns pointed to trouble for Mr Trudeau. His sweep of the Atlantic region was quickly upended, with Conservative and New Democratic wins in the east. | Early returns pointed to trouble for Mr Trudeau. His sweep of the Atlantic region was quickly upended, with Conservative and New Democratic wins in the east. |
| But while the Liberals did not repeat their 2015 landslide, they still kept six of their seven seats in Newfoundland and Labrador - Canada's easternmost province. | But while the Liberals did not repeat their 2015 landslide, they still kept six of their seven seats in Newfoundland and Labrador - Canada's easternmost province. |
| CBC is also predicting that the party will retain the seats of three high-profile Members of Parliament throughout the Atlantic, including Lawrence MacAulay in Cardigan, Prince Edward Island, Dominic LeBlanc in Beauséjour and Geoff Regan in Halifax West. | CBC is also predicting that the party will retain the seats of three high-profile Members of Parliament throughout the Atlantic, including Lawrence MacAulay in Cardigan, Prince Edward Island, Dominic LeBlanc in Beauséjour and Geoff Regan in Halifax West. |
| It's a disappointing turn for the Mr Scheer, who pitched himself to Canadians as the candidate for pocketbook issues, but also faced scrutiny over where the Conservative Party stands on social issues. | It's a disappointing turn for the Mr Scheer, who pitched himself to Canadians as the candidate for pocketbook issues, but also faced scrutiny over where the Conservative Party stands on social issues. |
| Tonight's results could be good news for the country's left-leaning New Democratic Party (NDP) and its leader Jagmeet Singh, who could be crowned kingmaker in a minority government. | Tonight's results could be good news for the country's left-leaning New Democratic Party (NDP) and its leader Jagmeet Singh, who could be crowned kingmaker in a minority government. |