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The legal action comes after a local woman, Emmanuelle Boss茅, revealed that her special ballot was returned to her after the election because of an error in the address on the envelope provided by Elections Canada. She said she would have voted for the Bloc candidate, meaning the result would have been tied had her vote been counted.聽

Sinclair-Desgagn茅's lawyer, St茅phane Chatigny, argued Monday in Superior Court that Boss茅's Charter rights were violated because her ballot wasn鈥檛 counted. He says a new election must be ordered in the riding.

Chatigny said that upholding the election result would "send a disastrous message to voters that even Elections Canada... can make mistakes, but that there will be no consequences despite the decisive impact on the outcome of the election."

"By refusing to cancel the election, the court would send the message that some votes count more than others," he said. "Such an outcome would permanently undermine public confidence."

Sworn statements filed in the case show that an election employee discovered he had mistakenly printed his own postal code on several special ballots about three weeks before the election day. He estimated that a minimum of 40 envelopes had gone out with the wrong postal code.聽

The employee said he didn't deem it necessary to inform the returning officer because they were routinely receiving returned ballots despite the error. His previous experience in the role suggested to him that the rate of return was on par with previous elections.

Chatigny said the error constitutes an irregularity that compromised the vote. He said other voters may also have been affected, because 16 other special ballots were not returned by the deadline.

During the hearing on Monday, Justice 脡ric Dufour asked several questions about whether the error truly undermined the integrity of the vote, referring to a 2012 Supreme Court of Canada decision that set a high bar for annulling elections based on administrative errors.聽

Chatigny said the error was "a serious mistake" that affected the outcome of the election.聽

Lawyers for Auguste and Elections Canada are scheduled to appear on Tuesday. The Liberals currently hold 169 seats in the House of Commons, just shy of the 172 needed to form a majority. The Bloc Qu茅b茅cois holds 22 seats.聽

This report by 好色tvwas first published Oct. 20, 2025.聽