Justin Trudeau’s Liberal party. On September 16th the prime minister’s party lost a by-election in his hometown of Montreal, an area that it had represented almost uninterruptedly since the second world war.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will likely face a vote of non-confidence next week in Canada’s parliament, but it appears he’ll survive it after an opposition party rejected the idea of forcing an election now.

Liberal strategists plan to increase the prime minister’s exposure, thrusting the most unpopular politician in the country right in the face of Canadians. Here’s why it isn’t likely to work.

Trudeau will need support from other legislators to survive a confidence vote in the House of Commons and quickly found it from Yves-Francois Blanchet, leader of the separatist Bl