The New Democrats took an aggressive approach during the day campaign, visiting 51 ridings that the party had not held before the vote. To do that, Singh has been laser-focused on Justin Trudeau and what he calls the Liberal leader's broken promises around drinking water for First Nations and the housing crisis.
Despite running a campaign that outwardly prides itself on positivity, the New Democrats have been very negative about Trudeau. The NDP has also been discouraging people from voting strategically, hoping to wrestle progressives over to its side. The party pegged hopes on reaching voters through their own housing strategy, an environmental plan and Indigenous issues.
Singh was the first leader to campaign on a reserve and spent an entire campaign day in Neskantaga First Nation, a fly-in northern Ontario community with Canada's longest boil-water advisory. Anne McGrath, the national director of the NDP, said the goal from the very beginning has been to increase the size of the caucus and there are seats across the country the party believes are in play. It will be a pivotal election for the party and its leader. McGrath explained that was a difficult election for the NDP.
Many former members of Parliament decided not to run again, Singh was a new leader that Canadians didn't know, and the party itself was facing significant financial difficulty. But there's been a significant change leading up to this election, especially when it comes to Singh's personal popularity in opinion polls. The New Democrats have also been pushing for people to vote early or mail. Those results are likely to be delayed so McGrath said the NDP are preparing for it to take a few days to really see where they stand.
Back in Newfoundland, Shortall said she wanted to wait for remaining votes to be counted in a short speech after numbers rolled in indicating she'd lost the riding.
She has not conceded the seat. While Singh campaigned on the intention of becoming prime minister, the party's messaging has evolved as opinion polls show the Liberals and Conservatives in a close race. The NDP's popularity in polls has not moved much throughout the campaign.
At the dissolution of Parliament in , the NDP had 95 seats. After the election, that fairly strong seat count had almost halved, leaving the NDP with 44 seats as the Liberals swept the country with a seat majority.
World Canada Local. Full Menu Search Menu. Close Local your local region National. Search Submit search Quick Search. Comments Close comments menu. Video link. Close X. Click to scroll back to top of the page Back to top. The COVID pandemic has also seen a record number of mail-in ballots, which could further delay results. Assuming Trudeau tries to govern either alone or with another party, he would then convene the House of Commons.
That does not have to happen immediately, since the rules dictate parliament only has to meet once a year. If Trudeau were to lose his first confidence vote, he could request another election. But in all likelihood, the governor general would then ask O'Toole whether he could form a government, citing the need to avoid two elections in quick succession.
O'Toole could, on paper, face more challenges, since the NDP is less ideologically aligned with the Conservatives. But NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, whose party is expected to make gains and play a kingmaker role, told Reuters he would work with anyone to achieve his party's goals. The Conservatives could also turn to the separatist Bloc Quebecois, which seeks independence for the predominantly French-speaking province of Quebec.
But the idea of federal parties cooperating with the Bloc is especially sensitive. Subscribe for our daily curated newsletter to receive the latest exclusive Reuters coverage delivered to your inbox.
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