Federal election judicial recount in Newfoundland hits day 8. What's taking so long?

National Post

20-05-2025

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Meanwhile, the last of four judicial recounts that arose from the election ashes begins today in Ontario's Windsor—Tecumseh—Lakeshore. It was granted by a judge after Liberal incumbent Irek Kusmierczyk, who lost by 77 votes to Conservative Kathy Borrelli, said some of his scrutineers witnessed valid votes being rejected on election night.
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In Ontario's Milton East—Halton Hills South, a recount that began the day after Terra Nova—The Peninsulas, Kristina Tesser Derksen was confirmed as the new MP late last week, having beaten Tory Parm Gill by 21 votes.
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The first judicial recount, in the Quebec riding of Terrebonne, was also completed last week, but it could head to a byelection depending on the outcome of a court case contesting the official result.
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The riding was first claimed by the Liberals' Tatiana Auguste on election night, but was awarded to Bloc Québécois incumbent Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné after results were validated. But with a margin of victory smaller than one one-thousandth of the total votes cast, a judicial recount was required, at the end of which Auguste emerged as the winner by a single vote. Two days later, a Bloc supporter came forward saying her mail-in ballot was returned to her.
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