Judge approves ballot recount in WindsorTecumsehLakeshore [Video]

A judge on Friday said he would be ordering a ballot recount in the riding of Windsor—Tecumseh—Lakeshore, where the Conservative candidate won by fewer than 100 votes in last week’s federal election.

Ontario Superior Court Justice J. Ross Macfarlane said he was satisfied that the legal team representing the Liberals’ Irek Kusmierczyk had provided enough evidence to justify a judicial recount.

“I am prepared to grant the order,” Macfarlane said during Friday’s court hearing, which took place over Zoom. The recount is expected to take place in the weeks ahead.

The margin between Kusmierczyk, who had served as the riding’s MP since 2019, and Conservative candidate Kathy Borrelli was 77 votes — just seven shy of triggering an automatic recount based on the total number of votes cast in the April 28, 2025, election.

Jeff Hewitt, a lawyer representing Kusmierczyk at Friday’s court hearing, cited more than a dozen affidavits …

Tags Canada News Today, Canada Politics, Canadian