Trudeau's again

                   Trudeau's party wins polls, but fails to get majority

            Canadian returned Liberal  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to power in hotly contested elections against a rookie conservative leader but he failed to gain an absolute majority according to preliminary results early on Tuesday. Trudeau called the snap polls last month, hoping to parlay a smooth Covid-19 vaccine rollout amount the best in the world into a new mandate to steer the nation's pandemic exit and pass his agenda without opposition support.

            But after a humbly five weeks of campaigning, he appeared set for a report of the close 2019 general election, which resulted in the one time golden boy of Canadian politics clinging to power yet weakened after losing his majority in parliament You Canadians are sending us back to work with clear mandate to get Canada through this pandemic into the brighter days ahead, Trudeau said flanked by his wife Sophie Gregoire and their children on stage at a victory gala.

             The Liberals had won or were leading in 158 seats far short of the 170 needed for a majority, while the opposition Conservatives were heading for 119, according to preliminary results from Elections Canada, with the new parliament set to look little different to outgoing one. While thanking his supporters Trudeau vowed to work for all Canadians. Because no matter how you voted I hear you, I hear you when you say we can only move forward if no one is left behind. At 49, Trudeau had faced tougher political bouts and still came out unscathed.

                After six years of his power however his administration is showing signs of fatigue and it was an uphill battle for him to convince Canadians to stick with his Liberals  after calling short of high expectations set in his 2015 land. Entering the final stretch of the contest, Liberals and Conservatives, the two main political parties that have ruled Canada since 1867 confederation were virtually tied with about 31 percent support each in public opinion polls and four smaller factions nipping at their heels.

                It is a win for him he said nothing that Trudeau  had hoped for more than just a plurality of seats. In the end of this election was ultimately for nothing University of Winnipeg politics Professor Felix Mathieu said pointing to the projected seat count for each party as being similar to the split in the last parliament with most incumbents re-elected.

            In a occasion speech, Conservative leader Erin O Toole, 48, recalled Trudeau having pulled the plug on the last minority parliament he said was unworkable. But tonight Canadians did not give Mr. Trudeau the majority mandate he wanted. In fact Canadian sent him back with another minority at the costs of 600 million dollars and deeper divisions in our great country. In Vancouver New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh congratulated Trudeau and vowed to keep fighting on climate change and a range of social issues. I want you to know our fight for you will continue whose party is looking for 25 seats "Singh".

            The campaign saw the contenders spar over climate actions, indigenous reconciliation, affordable housing, mandatory Covid-19 inoculations and vaccine passports. At rallies Trudeau was dogged by what he described as "Anti-vaxxer mobs" including one that threw stones at him. O Toole meanwhile, was knocked for his backing of Alberta and two other Tory-led province, lossening of public health restrictions too soon, with Covid-19 out breaks now forcing their overwhelmed hospitals to fly patients across Canada for care.

            However, there are many challenges for Trudeau like Covid-19 Pandemic, weather or not to accept the government of Talibans, Iran wants nuclear talks to result in lifting of all sanctions etc and other international issues upon which a clear stance of Canada is required.