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The B.C. Conservatives are calling into question the province’s election outcome, alleging — without hard evidence their leader admits — that non-Canadian citizens may have voted. 

John Rustad says he wants to see more stringent requirements to prevent voter fraud, but some are worried about the effect on already marginalized communities.

“We actually think there are many people who have voted who may not be Canadian citizens. We have heard of hundreds of these potential cases of issues,” Rustad said.

On Thursday, Rustad presented 45 cases of what he said are voting “irregularities” as his party tried to sow doubt in the provincial election results. 

WATCH | Rustad speaks to CBC News host Stephen Quinn: The B.C. Conservative Party is calling for a review of voting in the province, including calls to have citizen and non-citizen markers on official IDs. Leader John Rustad admits he doesn’t have strong evidence to …

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