Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is looking forward to working with British Columbia Premier John Horgan on the response to the global pandemic after his election victory on Saturday night.

Trudeau congratulated Horgan and the NDP for their win.

Horgan took a risk by calling a snap election during the COVID-19 pandemic, but with the bulk of votes counted, the NDP has won enough seats to form a majority government.

The final count won鈥檛 be available for three weeks due to the record number of about 525,000 ballots cast by mail, which have not been counted.

Four ridings were too close to call.

Trudeau says he has a 鈥渟trong partnership with Horgan that has seen a number of projects together including the Broadway subway project in Vancouver and on housing.

鈥淭ogether, we will build back better from this crisis and create a healthier, cleaner, fairer, and more resilient Canada for everyone.鈥�

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