By Canadian Press

Trudeau greets commuters after election night

Sep 21, 2021 | 10:15 AM

The final results from the federal election might not be known in some ridings for days.

But as of this morning, the Liberals were leading in 158 ridings and are in position to form the next government.

The party held 155 seats when Justin Trudeau called the election.

The Conservatives are poised to win the popular vote, with more than 5.4 million of the nearly 16 million counted ballots cast for the Tories, compared with 5.1 million for the Liberals.

But the Conservatives placed a distant second in the seat count and will remain the official Opposition, with the party leading in 119 ridings.

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The Tories had 116 seats at dissolution.

Trudeau made his traditional post-election day appearance at a Montreal metro station this morning to greet voters during their morning commute.

He spent about 30 minutes there, with some commuters congratulating him while others posed for selfies or asked him questions.

One excited woman waving a Canadian flag threw her arms around the prime minister before his security detail could pry her free.

Another woman said she’d arrived from Afghanistan.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 21, 2021.

The Canadian Press