How safe are the Liberals in LaSalle–Emard–Verdun? Voters weigh in ahead of Monday vote

LaSalle-Emard-Verdun is one of the safest seats for the Liberals in Canada. They won it by a landslide in 2021, with then justice minister David Lametti earning 10,000 more votes than his closest competitor but now, the tide seems to be turning.

LaSalle-Emard-Verdun is one of the safest seats for the Liberals in Canada.

They won it by a landslide in 2021, with then justice minister David Lametti earning 10,000 more votes than his closest competitor. But now, the tide seems to be turning.

If voters on Wellington Street are any indication, Team Trudeau could lose this riding for the first time since it was created.

"Honestly, I have some pretty serious reservations, it feels like the party as a whole seems to be a mess," said Grayson Castelle.

"The first time I voted was in 2015, I voted for the liberals," said Pierce Graham. His views have changed. "I'm going to be voting for Craig Sauve, the NDP candidate."

Monday's vote is a major make-or-break moment for the party, which already lost one Liberal stronghold in Ontario in another byelection earlier this year.

Political analyst Daniel Béland says it's a three-way race between the Liberals' Laura Palestini, the NDP's Craig Sauve and the Bloc Québécoi' Louis-Philippe Sauve.