A 24-year-old Quebecer is celebrating one of the closest victories in the history of federal politics after flipping a Bloc Québécois seat to Liberal by an incredibly narrow margin.
“It’s been a rollercoaster. From winning to not winning, and then winning again,” said Tatiana Auguste, the new member of Parliament for Terrebonne, Que., northeast of Montreal.
She won her seat by a single vote, following a judicial recount by Elections Canada.
“It still feels a little bit surreal,” she said on Mother’s Day, with her mom looking on during the interview.
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“(My family is) very proud, very happy. I don’t know if they understand what’s to come, but we shall see,” Auguste said.
The rookie politician was born in Haiti and grew up in Montreal. She has a degree in economics and worked as a political staffer before running for public office.
Auguste says she, and the Liberals,represented a “breath of fresh …