Liberal victory looks like a loss

In the 1970 Quebec elections, René Lévesque's fledgling Parti Québécois won seven seats and was second in the popular vote. He proclaimed the result a defeat that looked like a victory.

Justin Trudeau should be saying the opposite. A majority of Canadians voted against his party and his authority to govern is no greater than it was at dissolution.

First past the post and whistle past the graveyard. Howard Greenfield, Montreal