Sam Cooper: it takes political courage to fight organized crime
Sam Cooper: it takes political courage to fight organized crime
To raise healthy children, parents must foster strong bonds across generations: Leonard Sax and Peter Copeland for Inside Policy Talks

Recount confirms narrow Liberal victory in Milton EastHalton Hills South riding [Video]

Categories
Canadian National News

Liberal Kristina Tesser Derksen says she found out just before midnight on May 15 that a judicial recount had confirmed her victory in the federal Ontario riding of Milton East—Halton Hills South.

The margin narrowed from 29 votes to 21 with the recount.

Elections Canada ordered the recount last week after the vote validation process showed Tesser Derksen won the riding over Conservative Parm Gill a slim margin.

A judicial recount is ordered automatically when the top two candidates are separated by less than 0.1 per cent of the valid votes cast.

Gill was declared the victor on election night but the riding flipped to the Liberals after the results were validated by Elections Canada.

This recount leaves the Liberals two seats shy of a majority government, with 170 MPs.

Story continues below advertisement

This is a corrected story. An earlier version of this story said the Liberals had won 169 ridings. The correct number is 170 at this time.

Oren Cass: are the things that make the most money inherently good?
Oren Cass: are the things that make the most money inherently good?
Trump puts an end to American ambivalence: Alan Kessel in the National Post