Trudeau's Liberal Party suffered a major setback as they lost a special election in Montreal, their second defeat in three months after they were trumped in Toronto. The defeats have raised questions on Trudeau's leadership ahead of the 2025 general election they are predicted to lose badly.

The Liberal Party suffered its second major defeat in less than three months, a result that will likely pile pressure on Trudeau to step down.

Justin Trudeau’s Liberal party. On September 16th the prime minister’s party lost a by-election in his hometown of Montreal, an area that it had represented almost uninterruptedly since the second world war.