Montrealers react to Trudeau Liberal triumph
Montrealers awoke to sweeping changes to the electoral landscape that came with the Liberal triumph in the 2015 federal election Monday.
Many breakfast diners at the Green Spot restaurant in St-Henri Tuesday morning expressed satisfaction with the Liberal majority result, as the CBC chatted with them over morning coffee.
Reinhard Luthi welcomed the result, saying that he is, "happy that Harper is gone." Luthi cast his ballot for the NDP but blames the party's dip on leader Thomas Mulcair who he believes, "made too many mistakes."
Sasha Kleinplatz, a local dance teacher, said that she is hopeful but also wonders whether the Liberals will fulfill their campaign promises. "Will they keep promises to left?" she asked.
Meanwhile in the Mount Royal riding, voters expressed little surprise that a concerted attempted by the Conservatives and candidate Robert Libman failed to end a trend which has seen the riding elect a Liberal, as it has in every election since 1940.
Stephen Harper launched the Conservative campaign there in an attempt to wrench the longtime stronghold from the jaws of the Liberals.
But those interviewed by CBC Tuesday were not surprised to see Liberal candidate Anthony Housefather cruise to victory with a comfortable 4,000 vote margin.
The Conservatives wooed the large Jewish population in the riding by stressing their positive views on Israel but many voters told CBC that they considered domestic matters to be of paramount importance when casting their votes.
Mount Royal voter Mohamed Nait Cherif told the CBC that he is happy with Justin Trudeau's majority victory. "For us, the young, he gives us hope for something great," he said.
