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Métis federation cleared in election raffle

OTTAWA — The elections commissioner has cleared the Manitoba Metis Federation after it held a raffle for voters in the Sept. 20 federal election.

“The MMF did not act with a corrupt intention by creating and publicizing its draw for prizes," reads a letter from Mylène Gigou, a senior enforcement officer for the Commissioner of Canada Elections.

On Sept. 8, the federation announced it would offer a new car and PlayStation gaming consoles in a raffle for Métis citizens who post a photo of themselves at a polling station on social media.

Observers questioned whether the contest violated the part of the Canada Elections Act that forbids bribes.

Bloc wins Trois-Rivières after recount

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NDP demands inquiry into election 'failures'

OTTAWA - The NDP has requested an official inquiry into what it calls “numerous and systemic failures of election officials” in last month's federal election.

NDP national director Anne McGrath has written to Canada's elections commissioner, Yves Côté, calling for an investigation into whether election officials in a number of ridings failed to follow correct procedures, denying citizens the right to cast their vote on Sept. 20.

The letter of complaint, seen by The Canadian Press, alleges that some polling stations opened late “or not at all,” disenfranchising voters, many of whom were in Indigenous communities.

It says that in Kenora, Ont., Indigenous voters were “significantly disenfranchised” because places where people expected to vote did not open at all, or not until mid-afternoon.

Candidates demand four recounts, as voters wait

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OTTAWA - The NDP is to ask a judge for a recount in a Toronto seat where it lost to the Liberals by 76 votes.

The New Democrats say they will go before a judge on Tuesday to ask for a recount in Davenport, a Toronto riding where the NDP narrowly lost to the Liberals.

The result was one of the closest in the federal election. Liberal Julie Dzerowicz defeated NDP candidate Alejandra Bravo with 42.1 per cent of votes cast, compared to Bravo's 42 per cent.

Dzerowicz has represented Davenport for the Liberals since 2015.

Elections Canada confirms Quebec riding recount

OTTAWA - Elections Canada is confirming that a recount will take place in a Quebec riding with a close result after a "potential anomaly" was discovered with a ballot box after the votes were validated.

Stéphane Perrault, Canada's chief electoral officer, says there will be a judicial recount of votes in the Châteauguay–Lacolle riding, after a request from the Liberal candidate.

The initial results had Bloc Québécois candidate Patrick O'Hara defeating Liberal incumbent Brenda Shanahan, first elected in 2015, by 286 votes.

The Liberals requested that votes be counted again after a "potential anomaly" with a ballot box was spotted.

‘Very grateful’ MP Morantz keeps seat after votes verified

IT’S official: Tory Marty Morantz will remain the MP for west Winnipeg.

The nail-biter race is over between the incumbent and Liberal Doug Eyolfson, who was beaten by Morantz in 2019. It means all of Manitoba’s 14 incumbent MPs won their seats on Sept. 20.

After the votes were counted, Morantz had a 24-vote lead over Eyolfson in Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley.

Though both candidates expected the tight margin to trigger a recount, Eyolfson conceded Tuesday after a validated vote count found Morantz had secured the seat by 460 votes.

Liberals request recount in Quebec riding

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Liberals concede election race in west Winnipeg

WINNIPEG - The federal Liberal candidate in a tight election race in west Winnipeg has conceded defeat.

Unofficial election results from Sept. 20 were very close in Charleswood-St. James-Headingley-Assiniboia, with just 24 votes between Conservative Marty Morantz and Liberal Doug Eyolfson.

That would be close enough to prompt an automatic recount under federal law.

But a recently completed validated vote count, which involves a returning officer reviewing the addition of votes at each poll, has given Morantz the win by a wider margin of 460 votes.

Few angry about federal election outcome: Poll

OTTAWA - Canadians may not be thrilled with the outcome of last week's federal election but a new poll suggests few are angry that it produced an almost identical result to the 2019 nation-wide vote.

Just 10 per cent of respondents to the Leger survey said they're happy with the outcome, which produced another Liberal minority government led by Justin Trudeau and only minor changes to the seat counts of all the parties.

But another 24 per cent said they're comfortable with the outcome, while nine per cent said they prefer a minority government in any event and 14 per cent said they're indifferent.

On the flip side, 12 per cent said they're angry about the outcome and six per cent said they're uncomfortable with it. Another 24 per cent said they're unhappy about it "but life goes on."

Voter turnout about average despite pandemic

OTTAWA - Sixty-two per cent of eligible voters cast ballots in last week's federal election — about average turnout for recent Canadian elections despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Elections Canada says almost 17 million Canadians voted, out of 27.4 million eligible electors. That does not include voters who registered on election day so the final number could tick up a bit, the agency says.

Turnout was down from 67 per cent in 2019 and 68.3 per cent in 2015 but it was still better than four of the previous seven federal elections held in Canada since the turn of the century.

The pandemic resulted in fewer polling locations, fewer poll workers and long lineups to vote last Monday in some places.

Liberals take Richmond Centre riding, NDP Nanaimo

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Vuong's predecessor urges him to resign

OTTAWA - The former Liberal MP for Spadina-Fort York said he has urged his newly elected successor, Kevin Vuong, to resign, warning him that local people will be "furious" if he takes his seat.

Adam Vaughan, who did not seek re-election this year after having represented the downtown Toronto riding since 2014, also said that he would not brief his successor on certain sensitive cases and would instead ask ministers or neighbouring MPs to take them forward.

The Liberal party dropped Vuong as a candidate in Spadina-Fort York just two days before Monday's election after the Toronto Star reported there had been a sexual assault charge laid against him in 2019, which was later dropped.

However, thousands of people had already voted by mail or in advance polls in the riding and it was too late to remove Vuong's name or party affiliation from the ballots that were cast Monday.

Mike Harris and other conservatives call on party to give Erin O’Toole a chance

Conservatives of past and present are emerging to voice support for beleaguered federal party leader Erin O’Toole as he seeks to fend off calls for his resignation over his party’s failure to to make gains in Monday’s election.

‘How did they drop the ball?’ Liberals accused of failing to properly screen Kevin Vuong

Outraged constituents who regret voting for incoming Toronto MP Kevin Vuong are demanding answers from the Liberal party.