chantal's era - which ended quite a while ago - was a lot different in terms of the way that parties analyze data.

the liberals are going to want to measure things like turnout by ward, the size of the re-opening swing on the left and the ethnic composition of the vote. and, yes - it will provide plenty of valuable information for them to use to determine how they're doing with voters - even if none of the seats are actually in play.

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/02/22/five-by-elections-wont-test-trudeau-but-they-do-mark-the-end-of-an-era-hbert.html