别搞了, 还没有投票就认输了?
OTTAWA - Liberal candidate Justin Trudeau conceded Tuesday that his party's campaign has failed to connect with Canadians and said the stunning surge of the NDP is a sign of protest.
In an interview Tuesday on Sun News Network's Canada Live with Krista Erickson, Trudeau said he's proud of the way the party's national campaign was put together and suggested some Liberals have to do more to avoid what has been dubbed "Canada's natural governing party" finishing third behind the Conservatives and New Democrats.
"The idea of a natural governing party was one tossed around more by our opponents than by any Liberals themselves, but perhaps there were a few Liberals who started to believe it and sat back and rested easy," Trudeau said. "Honestly, we're having a little bit of trouble connecting with voters."
Trudeau is running for re-election in the Montreal riding of Papineau where he faces a tough fight from the Bloc Quebecois candidate he upended in 2008, Vivan Barbot.
"What I see right now, especially here in Quebec, is good news that an awful lot of Canadians, an awful lot of Quebecers, have decided to put aside their allegiance to the Bloc Quebecois and are open to voting for someone else," Trudeau said.
"The Liberal Party has always believed that government can do good," Trudeau said."For the past five years, we've had a government in Ottawa that doesn't believe in government doing good and has done a very, very good job of demonstrating to Canadians that governments can be misplaced in their priorities."
Trudeau said he believes Canadians who have been turned off government by the Conservatives are now turning to the NDP as a protest.
"People are turning towards anti-parties," Trudeau said. "I'm hoping and expecting that on May 2, Canadians will turn and say it's not enough to just protest against Mr. Harper because Mr. Harper will remain prime minister, we're better off replacing him by choosing a party that actually wields the confidence of Canadians in government."