Byelections give Liberals some cause for concern

It will take many more election nights like Monday's before women are no longer under-represented in the House of Commons.
The good news for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau coming out of Monday's vote is that the NDP, for now, is in no shape to do his party serious damage. But the wind in the sails of the Conservatives in Ontario and Alberta does not bode well for key provincial allies at Queen's Park and in Edmonton.
Gender parity was the hands-down winner of Monday's five federal byelections. The Conservative brand was a close second, but not necessarily for reasons related to the continuing federal leadership campaign. Where there were five male MPs on election night 2015, there are now four women and one man...

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