Decision to elevate former journalist reflects level of trust Trudeau has in her and the scale of the task for his government

During the most important week in North American free trade negotiations last year, Canada’s top representative arrived in Washington wearing white T-shirt that read “Keep Calm and Negotiate Nafta” and “Mama ≠ Chopped Liver”.

The message from her children who made the shirt, was clear: Chrystia Freeland was not to be underestimated.

PM faces landscape that will require skill to pass legislation – and rivals who could unseat his government on a whim

• Canada election 2019: full results

After eking out a win in the first major test of his popularity since sweeping to power in 2015, Justin Trudeau was given his first taste of minority government on Tuesday, as rival party leaders begin laying out their conditions for the Liberal leader to remain as Canada’s prime minister.

“Everything is on the table,” Jagmeet Singh, the leader of the leftwing New Democratic party, told reporters.

Liberal Party holds on to power in Canadian federal election, but loses majority

• Full story: Trudeau wins narrow victory to form minority government

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We’re now going to close our live coverage of the Canadian election. Here is an updated version of the summary my colleague Kate Lyons posted earlier.

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The Liberal party has tweeted this photo of Justin Trudeau embracing supporters.

To everyone who knocked doors, made calls, came to an event, donated, voted - THANK YOU! pic.twitter.com/EijoiAVRz6

Andrew Scheer and Canada's Conservatives are committed to putting more money in your pockets so you can get ahead.#cdnpoli #elxn43 pic.twitter.com/Pbbh5T5328

We're here because of every door knocked and dollar donated. Every story shared. Every Canadian who believed in Jagmeet and our team. We're so grateful to each and every one of you.

Tomorrow our work together starts again. Tonight, let's celebrate a truly unforgettable campaign. pic.twitter.com/wYeOOxDu5G

Le Québec, c’est vous. ⚜️#polcan #elxn43 #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/qKqaH7anC3

Canada’s 43rd election campaign capped a particularly bruising year for Trudeau, but in the end his right-leaning rivals fared worse

Liberal supporters trickled into the party headquarters in downtown Montreal on Monday night, apparently worried that they were about to witness an electoral comeuppance for Justin Trudeau.

Yet any jitters quickly turned to cheers as the party secured a minority government, thereby rescuing Trudeau’s legacy – and probably tilting Canada’s political landscape further to the left in the process.

Liberals secure four more years in power despite lingering criticism over handling of corruption inquiry and blackface scandal

• Canada election – as it happened

Justin Trudeau has won a second term as Canada’s prime minister after the country’s federal election, but his narrow victory means he will lead a minority government that will be forced to depend on other parties to govern.

The Liberals were leading or victorious in 146 out of 304 electoral districts that had reported results by about 10:30pm Toronto time on Monday, according to the national broadcaster CBC. Trudeau needed to win 170 seats to secure a second majority government.

Ahead of Monday’s election, little divides the Liberal prime minister and the reactionary Conservatives. But there is an alternative

How far Justin Trudeau’s star has fallen. In 2015, the rise of this hopey-changey wunderkind was supposed to usher in a bold new Canadian era: democratic reform, ambitious climate action, a plan to tackle inequality, and a new, respectful relationship with Indigenous peoples. But his Liberal party’s bid for re-election, ahead of the election on Monday, looks altogether different: this campaign is dominated by warnings, in ominous tones, about the threat posed by a resurgent, rightwing Conservative party.

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