Liberals win by-elections in Ontario and Quebec, expected to win B.C.

Liberals claim victory in three federal by-elections in Ontario, Quebec and B.C. IAN BAILEY AND ERIC ANDREW-GEE PUBLISHED 3 HOURS AGO UPDATED 14 MINUTES AGO Open this photo in gallery: North Vancouver-Capilano Liberal candidate Braeden Caley is embraced by Vancouver Centre MP Hedy Fry following his byelection win, Aug. 31. JENNIFER GAUTHIER/REUTERS COMMENTS SHARE SAVE FOR LATER Listen to this article Learn more about audio Log in or create a free account to listen to this article. The federal Liberals won three by-elections on Monday, an outcome that should bolster the party as it deals with a trade war with the United States. Liberal candidates won one by-election in Ontario, and another in what was expected to be a tight three-way race in Quebec where the seat was previously held by a Conservative. The final by-election, in the riding of North Vancouver-Capilano, was also an easy win for the Liberals. The victories in all three ridings bolstered the government’s slim majority in the House of Commons, as additional by-elections loom after the recent departures of several MPs. Monday’s votes were held amid a tense trade war with the United States, which recently intensified after Prime Minister Mark Carney pulled out of negotiations with the U.S., saying American proposals were unacceptable. Mr. Carney saluted his party’s winning candidates in Chicoutimi-LeFjord, Beaches-East York and North Vancouver-Capilano in postings on X. He said Daniel Gobeil, a dairy lobbyist, would be a strong voice for rural Québec and the entire agri-food sector across the country. And he said Tanveer Shahnawaz, the Toronto candidate knows his community, fights for it and delivers. And of Braeden Caley, the B.C. candidate and the Prime Minister’s former deputy chief of staff, he said he knows “his values, his work ethic, and his character.” In a longer statement on X, Mr. Carney said: “At this consequential time for Canada, voters have placed their trust in our government’s plan.” “Despite the headwinds, we are building Canada strong. We are moving fast. And we are just getting started,” he added. Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s X account did not immediately refer to the outcome of the byelections, but the Conservative Party’s X account thanked the party’s candidates and their teams in all three by-elections not long after polls closed. Mr. Gobeil decisively claimed the northern Quebec riding of Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, a victory that will be seen as…