Chief Strategy Officer Marci Surkes spoke to Bloomberg about the Sept. 16 byelections.

“These byelections have to be considered, and I’m sure are being considered, by the prime minister as pivotal moments in his leadership,” said Marci Surkes, chief strategy officer at Compass Rose Group and a former senior aide to Trudeau.

Trudeau may not be taking a “drastic decision” about his leadership, she said, but the prime minister may consider changes in how he comports himself or speaks to Canadians.

“You learn the best lessons out of campaigns that you lose, but they’re only valuable lessons if you actually apply what you learned and change. Same old, same old is not gonna cut it at this point for the Liberal Party.”