Canada’s main opposition party concedes defeat after PM Trudeau wins third term
5:50 am Tuesday, September 21st, 2021
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Erin O’Toole, the leader of Canada’s main opposition Conservative Party, conceded defeat on Tuesday after failing to block Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals from securing a third term.
Speaking to supporters in his home electoral district outside Toronto, O’Toole said he had called Trudeau to congratulate him. TV networks predicted the Liberals won a minority government.
As of 12:40 a.m. (0440 GMT), the Conservatives were leading or elected in 121 of 338 seats, while the Liberals were on 157.
(Reporting by Julie Gordon in Ottawa; Editing by Peter Cooney and Tom Hogue)
