Conservative win in St. Paul’s a Pyrrhic victory hopes Star columnist

Here’s how bad a loss this Toronto byelection is for Justin Trudeau — and why Pierre Poilievre now has a new problem on his hands

Pierre Poilievre and his Conservatives went into Monday’s byelection of Toronto-St. Paul’s claiming that the odds were against them in this downtown riding.

So much for that: Don Stewart is the newest member of Poilievre’s caucus.

Now, with the victory in what has been a stronghold for the Liberals — solid red for the last 31 years — it is going to be harder for the Conservatives to claim they’re underdogs whenever the next election rolls around.

That Justin Trudeau is so clever! He orchestrated that loss to sink Poilievre!

This morning I issued the following statement on the results of the Toronto-St. Paul’s byelection. Once again, thank you to all of our volunteers and supporters, and everyone reaching out today. pic.twitter.com/qHrDXU9lO2

— Leslie Church (@lesliechurch) June 25, 2024