Justin Trudeau’s Liberal party. On September 16th the prime minister’s party lost a by-election in his hometown of Montreal, an area that it had represented almost uninterruptedly since the second world war.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks set to survive a confidence vote next week after a rival party said on Wednesday it would not back an attempt to defeat his minority Liberal government.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will likely face a vote of non-confidence next week in Canada’s parliament, but it appears he’ll survive it after an opposition party rejected the idea of forcing an election now.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s focused on the work ahead after the ruling Liberals lost in another by-election, raising more questions about his ability to lead the party into the next federal election.