Trudeau, Liberals to press ahead despite Toronto by election loss
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Summary
Learn English with Justin Trudeau. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers his response to the results of the Toronto St. Paul's by-election, and vows to continue to fight for the people of Toronto St Paul's in the coming election.
Transcript
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First, I want to thank all the volunteers and candidates for putting their name forward
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and participating in this important democratic exercise, including our tremendous Liberal
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candidate, Leslie Church, who ran a strong and positive campaign. I also want to congratulate
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Don Stewart on his victory in this tightly fought race. But most of all, I want to thank
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the people of Toronto St. Paul's for exercising your right to vote and making your voice heard.
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Now, this was obviously not the result we wanted, but I want to be clear that I hear people's
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concerns and frustrations. These are not easy times, and it's clear that I and my entire Liberal team
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have much more work to do to deliver tangible, real progress that Canadians across the country
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can see and feel. We'll never stop working and fighting to make sure that people have
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what they need to get through these tough times. My focus is on your success,