With the ballots counted in yesterday's federal election, Canadians gave Justin Trudeau and his liberals the okay to form a new government. But not a majority. There are 338 seats in the Canadian Parliament, and to form a majority, a party needs 170. The liberals got 157, down from the 184 they won in 2015. Andrew Scheer and the Conservatives won 121, a gain from the 99 they took 4 years ago. The NDP won 24 seats, and the regional Bloc Quebecois 32. The Green Party won 3.
There were a few changes, as you can expect, with one of the biggest in Regina, where long-time Liberal M.P Ralph Goodale was beaten by the Tories Michael Kram. Goodale had held several cabinet posts in different governments over the years. He was my M.P for quite a while, as well.
Now, the deal making starts. While nothing is certain in politics, it's widely expected Trudeau and the Liberals will reach out to the NDP and leader Jagmeet Singh for support to prop up hig government. There will be some quid-pro-quo deals made. Singh has said many times in the past he will not work with the Tories. It'll be interesting to see how far that goes. And how long this minority lasts before we're sent back to the polls again.
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