A string of Liberal cabinet ministers declared Wednesday they are all ears to what disgruntled voters are saying in the aftermath of a byelection defeat in what was considered a safe Toronto riding.

With the summer barbecue circuit beckoning, members of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau鈥檚 cabinet fanned out across the country to let Canadians know about work they鈥檝e been doing on their files.

But every minister that stepped up to a microphone was bombarded with questions about their government鈥檚 fading political prospects after losing the byelection to the Conservatives.

Voters sent the Liberals a message they can鈥檛 ignore, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said at a press conference Wednesday in Montreal, adding the party needs to hear people out and 鈥済et back on the horse.鈥�

鈥淲e need to listen to the people that voted in the way they voted, screw our heads on better and then move on.鈥�

Miller said Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is 鈥渨eaponizing鈥� frustrations Canadians have with the Liberals 鈥� concerns that have noting to do with how they feel about the official Opposition.

鈥淗e reminds me of a wrestling manager from the 鈥�80s, just yelling slogans 鈥� and everyone likes to boo or to cheer. I don鈥檛 know why this has become the state of Canadian politics, but that鈥檚 the reality of what I see,鈥� Miller said.

鈥淚t鈥檚 not a WWF match, this is reality. Canadians are suffering and we need to fight for them.鈥�

Ministers who spoke Wednesday declared Trudeau the best person to lead the Liberals into the next election against Poilievre, despite the prime minister鈥檚 low personal polling numbers.

鈥淗e has my complete confidence and my appreciation regarding his leadership role in the party and in the government,鈥� Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said Wednesday in Quebec City.

He went as far as to say Trudeau will lead the Liberals to another election victory in 2025.

Although the ministers expressed openness to hearing out Canadians turned off by the Liberals and their leader, none could say exactly how their team plans to address those concerns.

鈥淚t starts by listening, and starts by showing up in communities,鈥� said Addictions Minister Ya鈥檃ra Saks, who was in Cape Breton to announce funding to reduce substance abuse.

The comments reflect those of the prime minister Tuesday, who said he has heard the concerns and frustrations of voters and clearly had more work to do to deliver tangible results for Canadians.

That message is slightly tone deaf, said Andrew Perez, a Liberal strategist with Perez Strategies.

鈥淚t鈥檚 a bit late for listening at this point,鈥� Perez said Wednesday.

鈥淭he results of the stunning political upset in Toronto-St. Paul鈥檚 is yet another proof point in terms of the inability of the government to really listen to what Canadians are saying, and pivot 鈥� It鈥檚 a bit late in the game to say that we鈥檙e now going to start listening.鈥�

The Conservatives accused the Liberals of blaming others for their own failures.

鈥淭he Trudeau Liberals learn nothing,鈥� Poilievre spokesperson Sebastian Skamski said in a statement.

鈥淛ustin Trudeau鈥檚 answer was to double down on his failed policies that have brought him to this point.鈥�

Speaking to CBC News on Tuesday, Karina Gould, on parental leave from her government House leader post, said the byelection was a 鈥渨ake-up call,鈥� for her party, but added the caucus needs time to reflect before detailing what changes might need to happen.

鈥淲hat鈥檚 clear about yesterday鈥檚 result is that we hope to do things differently,鈥� said Gould, who also serves as co-chair for the Liberal campaign in Ontario.

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault took a different tack than his colleagues and suggested the party needs to do more talking, as opposed to listening.

鈥淲e need to continue showing Canadians that we鈥檙e there for them,鈥� he said.

鈥淩ight now, clearly some of them either don鈥檛 believe that, or they don鈥檛 see it, and I think we need to do a better job at communicating what we鈥檙e doing to help them.鈥�

The next election is slated to take place by October 2025, and things could change for Canadians before then, Guilbeault said.

鈥淚n the coming months, for many of them, the situation will improve, partly because of things we鈥檙e doing,鈥� he said.

鈥淭he more Canadians can see the benefits of what we鈥檙e doing and what and how we鈥檙e working for them, the more the situation could change.鈥�

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