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Speaking in Vancouver Jagmeet Singh repeats some of his criticisms of Trudeau

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Leader Jagmeet Singh, whose party made some gains, repeated some of his criticisms of Trudeau today. (Photo - Jagmeet Singh/Twitter)

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is returning to Ottawa without the majority government mandate Liberals had hoped for when he called the early election. While the final results in some ridings might not be known for days, the Liberals are in position to form the next government. N-D-P Leader Jagmeet Singh, whose party made some gains, repeated some of his criticisms of Trudeau today.

The Conservatives are poised to win the popular vote, with Elections Canada reporting that more than 5.4-million of the nearly 16-million counted ballots had been cast for the Tories, compared to 5.1 million for the Liberals.

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