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We want this election to be held properly: Bloc will contest election result in Terrebonne in court
May 18, 2025
The law requires the election to be done all over again in the riding of Terrebonne. This is what we expect. But since Election Canada cannot by themselves ask for the election to be repeated, we have to bring this situation in front of a judge in a court in order to do the election all over again.
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wanted to speak with Prime Minister
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Carney and how concerned are you about
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uh misinformation circulating about this
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writing i do not give a damn about
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misinformation The situation is quite
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clear The judge has established that the
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black keba would have lost the writing
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by one vote The vote appeared in the
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hands of a citizen in a very clear
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fashion and in that situation the law
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requires the election to be done all
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over again in the writing of tban this
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is what we expect but since uh uh I
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don't know what's the name in English of
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election Canada but since they cannot by
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themselves ask for the election to be
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repeated We have to uh bring this
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situation in front of a judge in a court
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in order to get in order to do the
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election all over again Do you think
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that sets a precedent that uh you won't
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accept official election results from
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Elections Canada uh and you're not
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willing to listen to the vote of the
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people when your party doesn't getting
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into that I'm sorry not I'm sorry to
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rain on the spectacular parade but this
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is not my mindset There's a law It
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appears clear We have a case We go
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forward because we want this election to
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be held properly and that's it What is
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the legal What is the legal advice that
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you've been getting that makes you feel
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like you have a basis to make this
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contestation before superior court all I
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just told you Have you spoken to what I
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said no No But but no No Yeah I will
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choose the answer But my colleague also
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just said that the law is the law and it
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says that the law is there Why do you
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think that you have a basis what what is
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the legal advice you're getting on this
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i have a legal advice by a lawyer and we
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are going forward because the law is
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clear It is not within the premise of
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election Canada Too bad for them There
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are options We are taking options now
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that in 2011 there is this legal
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precedent
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just sorry in 2011 there is this legal
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precedent where the liberals went to all
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the way to Supreme Court against the
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conservatives and the Supreme Court
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ended up upholding the conservative win
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in that case So I guess I'm just
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wondering in your legal advice did this
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come up and why do you think you do have
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a precedent to to go forward here you
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will have to be patient about that kind
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of questions There will be a person in
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the courtroom that will answer all of
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that in front of a judge and I will not
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just in English about your confidence in
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the institutions including Elections
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Canada Uh I won't allow myself to
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comment on my level of confidence of
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Elections Canada We have a case that
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will be tabled in court and the judges
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will decide What What has it been like
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what has it been like what has it been
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like for you over the last couple of
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weeks since the election to go through
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all of this understanding that at one
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point you were declared the winner and
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now you are not uh of course uh I mean
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this this expression has been used many
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times before It's a roller coaster
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Nevertheless I'm lucky to be well
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surrounded not only by my party but also
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by uh peers and the population that
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supports me is uh is very confident in
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our case as well Can you share some sort
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of timelines that we can expect here uh
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what's the next steps uh in terms of
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your code case when can we expect an
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update my my leader just answered all
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these questions about the next steps Do
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you think this was wrongdoing or was it
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incompetence again my leader just
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answered all these questions I don't
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think we got to ask him that Do you
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think this was wrongdoing or
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incompetence he he certainly didn't
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answer that question
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Uh there may be wrongdoing without the
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intention
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of performing wrongdoing It's of course
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a mistake which has been admitted with
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the consequences of this admission Not
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completed Do you know if the recount was
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completed by Elections Canada i'm sorry
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Was the recount completed by Elections
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Canada the judge made the recount
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So every ballot was counted That's
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what's supposed to have
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