Liberals likely to ‘hemorrhage’ significant chunk of their 32 Atlantic seats in next election, say political insiders

Liberals will face headwinds in the October election, but not possible to make any predictions five months ahead of the election, says six-term Liberal MP Mark Eyking.

Liberal MP Rodger Cuzner, left, who won the last election with 74.4 per cent of the vote in Cape-Breton-Canso, N.S., isn't running again, but Liberal MP Wayne Easter, who won the last election in Malpeque, P.E.I., with 62.1 per cent of the vote is seeking re-electionThe Hill Times file photograph

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BY ABBAS RANA

May 13, 2019

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is likely to lose a significant chunk of the 32 seats the Grits won in Atlantic Canada in 2015 mostly because there’s a growing feeling in the region that the governing party has taken it for granted, say political insiders, but senior Liberals also say it’s too ear...

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