US EditionBloc Québécois to challenge Terrebonne election result in court
- The Bloc Québécois plans to contest the outcome of the April 28 federal election in Terrebonne after a judicial recount showed the Liberals winning by a single vote.
- The election initially declared Tatiana Auguste the winner by 35 votes, then switched to Bloc MP Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné winning by 144 votes, but a May 7 judicial recount reduced the margin to one vote for Auguste.
- Bloc leader Yves-François Blanchet announced the legal challenge after voter Emmanuelle Bossé revealed her mailed vote was returned due to a postal code error affecting 16 ballots.
- Elections Canada confirmed the postal code mistake returned Bossé’s ballot and announced Chief Officer Stéphane Perrault will review special ballot controls to improve future elections.
- The Bloc’s court challenge seeks a prompt election rerun in Terrebonne and highlights concerns about trust in Canada’s democratic processes.
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Bloc Québécois pushes for byelection in Terrebonne, after 5 more ballot issues declared in riding
The Bloc Québécois is calling on the Superior Court of Quebec to order a byelection in the riding of Terrebonne, where the party lost by one vote, as Elections Canada revealed issues with five more mail-in ballots.
Bloc Pursuing Legal Challenge After Losing Quebec Riding to Liberals by a Single Vote
The Bloc Québécois says it will challenge the federal election results in the Quebec riding of Terrebonne, which the Liberals won by one vote following a judicial recount. “We intend to undertake legal proceedings to ask the courts to order the rerun of the election in the riding of Terrebonne, and to do that as quickly as possible,” Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet told reporters in Parliament on May 15. The Bloc’s challenge comes a…
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