The Liberal Party regained two of its long-standing strongholds in the April 28 federal election, following unforeseen defeats in both ridings in 2024 byelections.
The Toronto-St. Paul’s riding, won by Conservative candidate Don Stewart in a pivotal byelection last summer, was reclaimed by the Liberal Party’s Leslie Church while the Montreal riding of LaSalle-Émard-Verdun that the Bloc’s Louis-Philippe Sauvé won in the fall was snatched away by Liberal Claude Guay.
