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.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks set to survive a confidence vote next week after a rival party said on Wednesday it would not back an attempt to defeat his minority Liberal government.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will face a vote as early as next week that could bring down his government, but it’s not yet certain there is enough support in Parliament to trigger an election.