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Leyland Cecco in Toronto

Canada’s Liberals brace for possible trouncing in British Columbia byelection

Justin Trudeau in front of four Canadian flags, speaking into a mic.
The Vancouver-area contest might also foreshadow Justin Trudeau’s political future. Photograph: Canadian Press/REX/Shutterstock

Canada’s governing Liberal party will learn just how unpopular it is – or if a unprecedented political turnaround is possible – as voters near Vancouver head to the polls in a byelection rife with plot twists and backstabbing.

The electoral district of Cloverdale–Langley City in British Columbia is up for grabs on Monday after Liberal John Aldag resigned earlier this year for an unsuccessful run in provincial politics.

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