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It cost $610 million for Canadians to show Justin Trudeau that a national pandemic is no time to call an election.

The Liberal line in forcing Monday’s vote was that, with big decisions lying ahead, Canadians deserved a say in their future. Even though voters had made clear their view in 2019 when they reduced the Liberals to a minority government, Trudeau wanted to hear it again. So voters repeated themselves. After 36 days of campaigning — much of it ugly, divisive and demeaning — voters returned a Parliament that will be almost identical to the one Trudeau discarded. They’ll have to build a lot of windmills to make up for the emissions wasted on this baby.

‘Greater Trudeau Area’ again painted in Liberal red Across the Toronto area, as defined by Elections Canada, the Liberals gained 48.8% of the votes cast and the Conservatives 31.5%.

The 416 and 905 remain the Greater Trudeau Area.

Unofficial Elections Canada results show Justin Trudeau’s Liberals with 48 seats in the Toronto area — with an asterisk in Spadina-Fort-York — to the Conservatives’ five, which includes Leader Erin O’Toole’s Durham riding.

Canada’s PM isn’t a politician in any meaningful sense – he’s Tumblr made flesh.

Are there any photos of Canadian PM Justin Trudeau where he isn’t in blackface? I’m struggling to remember the last time I saw one. There he was again yesterday, this wokest of world leaders, this darling of centrist Twitter, covered in black facepaint and sticking his tongue out. You know, like those dark-skinned foreigners do. The pic is from an Arabian Nights fancy-dress party – man, the bourgeoisie are weird – that Trudeau attended in 2001, when he was 29. Twenty-nine. If you’re on the cusp of 30, at the dawn of this new millennium, and you still don’t know it’s wrong to don blackface, there’s something wrong with you.

Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole says he’s triggered a review looking into his party’s election loss, underscoring that he’s committed to making sure the Tories are battle-ready for the next one.

O’Toole appeared at his party’s broadcast studio in downtown Ottawa striking a less spirited tone than during his speech early Tuesday after the election results first came in.

…The Conservative leader did say the party came within 2,000 votes in 30 ridings and will work to close that gap.

Don Martin: Sooner or later in this status quo mandate, Justin Trudeau will take his walk in the snow

OTTAWA — It might take a year or longer before it becomes clear to him, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will eventually realize he’s finished.

The freeze-framed results of last night’s pandemic election are just too much of a stain on his mediocre record to allow him to fight the next one.

Justin is far to self-obsessed to resign.

Soul food via Marc.