Prime Minister Justin Trudeau remained defiant after his Liberal Party lost a key seat in Montreal, urging voters to take a harder look at the political options they’ll face in the next election.

The party has struggled to connect to francophone voters in regions outside of Montreal, and has failed to benefit from Legault’s waning popularity in recent years.

All parties now have their candidates for the Arthabaska-L’Érable by-election. On Friday, the Quebec Liberal Party (PLQ) ...

A Liberal Party of Canada logo is shown on a giant screen as a technician looks on during day one of the party’s biennial convention in Montreal on February 20, 2014.

All the major parties now have their candidates for the byelection in Arthabaska-L’Érable. On Friday, the Quebec Liberal ...

Liberal Party of Canada leadership candidates Karina Gould, from left, Frank Baylis, Chrystia Freeland and Mark Carney take part in the English-language Liberal Leadership debate in Montreal ...

In the final stretch of a Montreal byelection campaign widely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s leadership, the Liberal candidate - Laura Palestini - wants people to focus ...

A Liberal Party of Canada logo is shown on a giant screen as a technician looks on during day one of the party’s biennial convention in Montreal on February 20, 2014.

In the final stretch of a Montreal by-election campaign widely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s leadership, the Liberal candidate wants people to focus on her – not her ...

The Liberal party's national board of directors says the convention will be held in Montreal from April 9 to 11. It will come a year after Carney won a resounding leadership mandate from party ...

A Liberal Party of Canada logo is shown on a giant screen as a technician looks on during day one of the party's biennial convention in Montreal on February 20, 2014.