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It has been a long time since a Canadian Prime Minister won the popular vote.
2004 Paul Martin 36.7% minority
2006 Stephen Harper 36.3% minority
2008 Stephen Harper 37.7% minority
2011 Stephen Harper 39.6% majority
2015 Justin Trudeau 39.5% majority
2019 Justin Trudeau 33.1% minority
Loss of the popular vote in this case means another political party had more of the vote than he did.
But yes, no one has had a real mandate in Canada for a long, long time; it is one of the most egregious flaws of our democracy that less than 30% of the population routinely dictates the next 5 years for the 70%+ remainder; one we got to retain thanks to Trudeau.
That said, a party that went from a majority to a minority and had less of the popular vote than its chief rival has exactly zero claim to being the choice or voice of Canadians.