No Conservative candidate in Quebec City riding due to submission issue

CBC News

· Posted: Apr 09, 2025 2:58 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 minutes ago

The Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) volition not beryllium represented by a campaigner connected the ballot successful Quebec City's riding of Québec-Centre this national election, according to the party.

In an emailed statement, the enactment confirmed that an contented arose erstwhile the candidate, Chanie Thériault, was submitting her documents.

Elections Canada confirmed the candidacy papers submitted for Thériault "did not comply with the requirements of the law."

Her sanction did not look connected the database of confirmed candidates published Wednesday by the bureau of the main electoral officer.

Contacted by Radio-Canada Tuesday evening, Thériault, who is from the Magdalen Islands, said "procedures are underway, it's being verified," but declined to remark further. 

Thériault's candidacy was primitively announced by the CPC connected April 3. The information deadline for the national predetermination was 2 p.m. connected Monday.

The Conservative Party has not elected an MP successful the Québec-Centre riding for implicit 30 years. It has been held by the Liberal Party of Canada since 2015. Incumbent Jean-Yves Duclos is seeking re-election for a 4th time.

In the past national election, Conservative campaigner Bianca Boutin came third, with 18 per cent of the vote, down Bloc Québécois campaigner Louis Sanfaçon, who won 29 per cent of the vote.

The ballot successful Québec-Centre volition besides beryllium shortened by the lack of a campaigner for the Green Party of Canada.

Félix-Antoine Bérubé-Simard was incapable to taxable a capable fig of signatures to corroborate his candidacy successful time.

On Monday, helium said 31 of the 110 signatures helium collected were rejected.