Top Liberals internally temper expectations on high-stakes byelection in LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.

Liberal national campaign co-chair Soraya Martinez Ferrada told the Ontario Liberal caucus that the Sept. 16 Montreal-area byelection is a ‘three-way contest.’

Tourism Minister Soraya Martinez Ferrada is the co-chair of the Liberal Party's national campaign committee for the next federal election. In a recent presentation to the Ontario Liberal caucus, she described the safe Liberal seat of LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que. as being in a three-way contest for the Sept. 16 byelection.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA

August 26, 2024

Following the surprise loss of the Liberal stronghold of Toronto-St. Paul’s, Ont., back in June, top Liberals are now cautiously managing expectations for the upcoming byelection in the similarly safe riding of LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.

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