Anna Gainey

With the Liberals lagging in the polls, LaSalle—Émard—Verdun could be up for grabs this time around, with one survey suggesting both the NDP and the Bloc are competitive. Voters will go to the polls on Sept. 16.

Four byelections have returned seats back to the Liberals and Conservatives in strongholds many observers expected to remain status quo.

Four new MPs are set to be elected to the House of Commons on Monday in a handful of byelections that political watchers say could expose rifts within the Conservative party and bring a new Liberal cabinet hopeful into the fold.

Trudeau made a short appearance late at the party which set off a flurry of selfie action. Guests clamoured to get in reach of him to take a photo.

“Your dad put us in the constitution, gave us a box, but there was nothing in it. You have a chance to fill this void,” said Manitoba Métis Leader David Chartrand.