Canada: Trudeau fails to secure majority in snap election

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party has won the snap election called by him in August.

While managing to stay in power Trudeau has yet again failed to secure a much-needed majority.

In hopes of turning his minority government into a majority, Trudeau had requested the Governor General of Canada to dissolve the Parliament and hold a snap election, two years ahead of schedule.

Without a majority, he had to rely on Opposition support to further his Party’s agenda, passing bills and budgets.

The Liberals are now expected to win over 155 seats, failing yet again to achieve the 170-seat target that was required to bag a majority.

“There are still votes to be counted but what we’ve seen tonight is millions of Canadians have chosen a progressive plan,” Trudeau told.

This is Justin Trudeau’s third election win, but is being considered a waste of time and money by the critics.

The election was the most expensive one yet in the country’s history, costing over $450 million.

“Canadians sent him back with another minority at a cost of C$600m and deeper divisions in our great country,” Conservative leader Erin O’Toole told the reporters.

While Trudeau’s government was focused with its vaccination programs and was quick to establish lockdowns, it also ended up endangering the lives of millions by getting them out to vote.

For Canadians, solutions to their longstanding problems like the cost of living still don’t exist, and once again will be led by a minority Government.