Trudeau says Liberals have ‘a lot of work to do’ after his party loses another byelection [Video]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday the party he leads has to take stock after voters handed the Liberals another humiliating byelection loss, this time in Montreal.

Speaking to reporters before meeting with his cabinet after the LaSalle-Émard-Verdun defeat, Trudeau said he’s reflecting on why voters turned on the party and why some former Liberal supporters stayed home.

He said it isn’t “fun” to come so close to a win and come up short.

“Obviously, it would have been nicer to be able to win and hold Verdun, but there’s more work to do and we’re going to stay focused on doing it,” Trudeau said.

Bloc Québécois byelection candidate Louis-Philippe Sauvé beat Liberal Laura Palestini by a very narrow margin — a stunning upset, given the fact that this Montreal riding has been held by the Liberals for most of the last century.

Sauvé took 28 per cent of the …