Canadian Prime Minister Wins The Federal Election, But With A Minority Government

CBC: The voting is over, now the hard part begins for a minority government

Many staff have never worked in a minority government

The ballots have been cast and counted, but Ottawa will have to deal with uncertainty as Canada's new minority Liberal government finds its feet in the next few days and weeks.

Briefing books for incoming ministers were done weeks ago, but possible political scenarios were still being spun late last week within the halls of government as federal civil servants and party operatives braced for a minority Parliament and the inevitable political spectacle that will follow.

"Now the fun starts," said David Zussman, a former senior public servant and now an adjunct professor at the University of Victoria. "I've always been interested in what happens after the election."

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WNU Editor: The country is deeply divided. The West voted overwhelmingly against the Prime Minister Trudeau. Quebec's French population also voted overwhelmingly against him. But because Prime Minister Trudeau was elected with more seats than anyone else, he will form the next government. Albeit he will need to form a coalition with the NDP to make it happen. The far-left NDP suffered serious losses last night, losing 15 seats from 39. As to where did Justin Trudeau's support come from. It primarily came from the Maritime provinces, the two major cities and their suburbs (Montreal and Toronto), and a few seats in British Colombia and elsewhere. Two thirds of the population voted against him. And since only 60% of eligible voters cast their ballot last night, that means only 20% of Canadians voted for him. On a side (and revealing) note. I could tell that he was "pissed-off" with the result. He did not have the courtesy to wait for opposition leader Andrew Sheer to finish his concession speech, interrupting him (on purpose) half way .... Losing majority with hysterical dignity? Trudeau’s ‘victory speech’ turns into scandal, as he jumps on stage interrupting rival (RT).

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Canadian election results 2019: A riding-by-riding map of the vote -- National Post
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Canada's Trudeau clings to power; must court left after losing popular vote -- Reuters
Canada election 2019: full results -- The Guardian
Trudeau's Liberals to retain power in Canada as minority government -- France 24
Canada election: Trudeau's Liberals win but lose majority -- BBC
Canada elections: Trudeau wins narrow victory to form minority government -- The Guardian
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Justin Trudeau wins second term in hard-fought Canada election -- Al Jazeera
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