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Global News
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Global News
Bloc Québécois to challenge Terrebonne election result in court
See more sharing options Send this page to someone via email Share this item on Twitter Share this item via WhatsApp Share this item on Facebook The Bloc Québécois will launch a legal challenge of the controversial election result in the federal riding of Terrebonne. Speaking in Ottawa Thursday morning, Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet said his party intends to contest the result. The Liberals initially won the riding but it flipped to the Bloc after the results were validated. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy A judicial recount later concluded the Liberals had won the riding by a single vote, and yesterday Elections Canada declared the result final. But Elections Canada admits that a misprint on an envelope used to mail a special ballot from Terrebonne led to one Bloc voter's mail-in ballot being returned to her. Despite the error, Elections Canada spokesperson Matthew McKenna said yesterday 'the result of the recount is final.' Story continues below advertisement This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 15, 2025.
Toronto Sun
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Toronto Sun
Elections Canada says Terrebonne vote final, despite 'error' with special ballot
Published May 15, 2025 • 3 minute read Photo by DAVID BLOOM / Postmedia Network OTTAWA — Elections Canada says the result of a recount in the federal riding of Terrebonne is final, despite a misprint that led to one special ballot being returned to sender. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. 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Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Elections Canada says there was an error on the envelope used to mail a special ballot from Terrebonne, a Quebec riding the Liberals won by a single vote after a recount. Preliminary results indicated that the Liberals had won the riding, but the seat flipped temporarily to the Bloc Quebecois after the results were validated. After a recount that gave the seat back to the Liberals, however, CBC News reported that a Bloc voter saw her mail-in ballot returned to her. The agency says an analysis confirmed that part of the return address on the envelope destined for a local Elections Canada office — the last three characters of the postal code — was incorrect. Despite the error and questions about the possibility of another recount or a byelection, Elections Canada spokesperson Matthew McKenna said 'the result of the recount is final.' Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'The Canada Elections Act does not explicitly provide for the appeal of a judicial recount and Elections Canada is unaware of any appeals brought to a court following a recount,' said McKenna. Elections Canada said this is only case they know of in the recent election of an envelope containing a marked ballot being returned to a voter because of an incorrect address. McKenna said the returned vote was never part of the recount. 'Any vote that doesn't get to us on time to wherever it's meant to go, whether it's the local office or to our counting facility in Ottawa, the law basically dictates that it can't be counted,' he said. 'So even if it's something that happens as a result of an error on our part, there's really no mechanism for that to be counted.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. McKenna said the only thing that could lead to a change in the result is someone officially contesting it. 'Anyone can make an application to a judge to say that they want the results of the election to be reviewed,' he said. 'There's a possibility that that happens … as far as I'm aware, nobody's put forward such an application yet.' Liberal Tatiana Auguste was initially projected to win the riding by 35 votes after the April 28 election, but on May 1, following the required postelection validation process, Bloc Quebecois candidate Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagne, who was first elected in 2021, moved ahead by 44 votes. The win was returned to Auguste following the judicial recount, with Auguste receiving 23,352 votes and Sinclair-Desgagne receiving 23,351. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. A judicial recount is automatic when the number of votes cast for the candidate with the most votes and the number of votes cast for any other candidate is less than 0.1 per cent of the valid votes cast. A validation process is done by the returning officer, who reviews the cumulative addition of votes in a riding from every poll, based on the counts determined at every polling station in the presence of party scrutineers and election officers. It does not recount the ballots, or review ballots that were deemed to be invalid. A judicial recount looks at all the ballots again, verifying the ones that were initially accepted and reconsidering ballots that were rejected. It takes place in the presence of a judge from a Superior Court in the affected province or territory. Sinclair-Desgagne wrote on Facebook Monday that she owed it to herself to 'evaluate all the options before us.' The final result brought the Liberals to 170 seats in the House of Commons, two shy of the 172 needed for a majority government. The Bloc seat count fell to 22. Other judicial recounts are ongoing in the ridings of Windsor-Tecumseh-Lakeshore, Milton East-Halton Hills South and Terra Nova-The Peninsulas. Toronto Maple Leafs Relationships World Ontario Sunshine Girls
Global News
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Global News
Newfoundland riding recount work could go into weekend. What to know
Elections Canada says officials have vowed to work through the weekend if necessary to complete a vote recount in a central Newfoundland riding. Spokesperson Matthew McKenna says all the ballots cast in the Terra Nova-The Peninsulas riding – more than 41,000 – have been counted for a second time. He says the judge overseeing the process must now hear and consider arguments from the parties about which of the roughly 1,000 disputed ballots should be included in the final count. 0:37 Elections Canada investigates mail-in ballot miscount in Quebec's Terrebonne McKenna said it is hard to tell when a winner might be determined. Story continues below advertisement Elections Canada ordered the recount when the initial tally for the April 28 federal election showed Liberal Anthony Germain winning the riding with just 12 votes more than Conservative Jonathan Rowe. The margin was close enough to trigger an automatic judicial recount, according to Elections Canada rules.
National Post
14-05-2025
- Politics
- National Post
Vote in Terrebonne riding is final despite uncounted mail-in ballot that would make it a tie, Elections Canada says
OTTAWA — Elections Canada says the result of a recount in the federal riding of Terrebonne is final, despite a misprint that led to one special ballot being returned to sender. Article content Elections Canada says there was an error on the envelope used to mail a special ballot from Terrebonne, a Quebec riding the Liberals won by a single vote after a recount. Article content Preliminary results indicated that the Liberals had won the riding, but the seat flipped temporarily to the Bloc Quebecois after the results were validated. Article content Article content After a recount that gave the seat back to the Liberals, however, CBC News reported that a Bloc voter saw her mail-in ballot returned to her. Article content Article content The agency says an analysis confirmed that part of the return address on the envelope destined for a local Elections Canada office — the last three characters of the postal code — was incorrect. Article content Despite the error and questions about the possibility of another recount or a byelection, Elections Canada spokesperson Matthew McKenna said 'the result of the recount is final.' Article content 'The Canada Elections Act does not explicitly provide for the appeal of a judicial recount and Elections Canada is unaware of any appeals brought to a court following a recount,' said McKenna. Article content Elections Canada said that this is only case they know of in the recent election of an envelope containing a marked ballot being returned to a voter because of an incorrect address. Article content McKenna said the returned vote was never part of the recount. Article content 'Any vote that doesn't get to us on time to wherever it's meant to go, whether it's the local office or to our accounting facility in Ottawa, the law basically dictates that it can't be counted,' he said. 'So even if it's something that happens as a result of an error on our part, there's really no mechanism for that to be counted.' Article content Article content Article content 'Anyone can make an application to a judge to say that they want the results of the election to be reviewed,' he said. 'There's a possibility that that happens… as far as I'm aware, nobody's put forward such an application yet.' Article content
Toronto Sun
14-05-2025
- Politics
- Toronto Sun
Elections Canada says Terrebonne vote is final, despite 'error' with special ballot
Published May 14, 2025 • 1 minute read An Elections Canada sign is seen in downtown Edmonton on April 20, 2025. Photo by Kaylen Small / Postmedia OTTAWA — Elections Canada says the result of a recount in the federal riding of Terrebonne is final, despite a misprint that led to one special ballot being returned to sender. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Elections Canada says there was an error on the envelope used to mail a special ballot from Terrebonne, a Quebec riding the Liberals won by a single vote after a recount. Preliminary results indicated that the Liberals had won the riding, but the seat flipped temporarily to the Bloc Quebecois after the results were validated. After a recount that gave the seat back to the Liberals, however, CBC News reported that a Bloc voter saw her mail-in ballot returned to her. The agency says an analysis confirmed that part of the return address on the envelope destined for a local Elections Canada office — the last three characters of the postal code — was incorrect. Despite the error and questions about the possibility of another recount or a byelection, Elections Canada spokesperson Matthew McKenna said 'the result of the recount is final.' 'The Canada Elections Act does not explicitly provide for the appeal of a judicial recount and Elections Canada is unaware of any appeals brought to a court following a recount,' said McKenna. Elections Canada says that this is only case they know of in the recent election of an envelope containing a marked ballot being returned to a voter because of an incorrect address. Toronto Maple Leafs Relationships Canada Toronto & GTA Ontario
