Bloc Québécois files legal challenge of Terrebonne riding results after 1-vote loss

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The enactment says determination is uncertainty astir who won the riding successful the April 28 national predetermination due to the fact that a mail-in ballot from a Bloc protagonist was returned to the sender.

Party says it wants a caller predetermination held successful the riding

The Canadian Press

· Posted: May 23, 2025 3:17 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago

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Bloc campaigner Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné mislaid by 1 ballot aft a judicial recount successful the riding of Terrebonne. She says successful airy of an mistake by Elections Canada, a caller predetermination should beryllium held successful the riding. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)

The Bloc Québécois says it has filed a Superior Court situation to overturn the predetermination results successful the national riding of Terrebonne aft losing by 1 vote.

In a quality release, the enactment says determination is uncertainty astir who won the riding successful the April 28 national predetermination due to the fact that a mail-in ballot from a Bloc protagonist was returned to the sender.

Elections Canada has admitted that a misprint connected an envelope utilized to message a peculiar ballot from Terrebonne led to 1 Bloc voter's ballot being returned to her.

Liberal campaigner Tatiana Auguste initially won the riding, but it flipped to Bloc campaigner Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné after the votes went done a validation process.

A judicial recount completed connected May 10, however, concluded the Liberals had won the riding by 1 vote.

The Bloc says it is seeking a caller predetermination successful the riding.

"The close to ballot is simply a cardinal close successful a democracy, and we indispensable guarantee that it has been and volition beryllium afloat respected," Sinclair-Desgagné said successful the quality release.

"In airy of Elections Canada's admittance of error, it seems wide to america that, successful bid for ideology to beryllium upheld, the predetermination indispensable beryllium annulled and a caller predetermination held successful Terrebonne. The dependable of each nonmigratory of Terrebonne indispensable beryllium heard, and we volition prosecute this process to the precise end."

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