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Terrebonne Byelection: Handwritten Ballots & High Stakes

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Voters in Quebecs Terrebonne riding gear up for a crucial byelection, following a contentious race last time that required a Supreme Court ruling. The Liberals aim for a clean sweep to secure a majority, but turnout is key to avoiding more drama. With ballots now blank, voters must write in their candidates name, and the Bloc is pushing back as a protest option. Keep watch on these results, as they could reshape Parliament.

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Terrebonne Byelection: Handwritten Ballots & High Stakes

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Canada News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Terrebonne Byelection: Handwritten Ballots & High Stakes. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

Voters and Quebec's terribon writing kicked off advance polls this long weekend from Friday through Monday ahead of the federal by-election on April 13th. This redo comes after a razor-thin race last time that went through recounts in a Supreme Court ruling flipping the result over a mail-in ballot. Dispute. Prime Minister Mark Carney scheduled three by-elections that day, including two in the Toronto area. A clean suite for the Liberals here would hand them a majority in the house, pushing them past the 173-seat mark they need to. Run things smoothly. Folks on the ground are feeling the weight of it all. Many are frustrated by the repeat, calling it a hassle after would felt like a done deal, but they're stressing turnout as the real game changer too. Avoid more drama. This time around, ballots are blink, so voters have to write in their candidates' name by hand. Elections. Canada made the switch to dodge issues from super-long candidate lists before, with names

provided right at the polling tables. Turnout could seal the deal in terribon, especially with Liberals rallying hard in the block pushing back as a protest option. Keep an eye on these results. They might just reshape parliament. That's your update from Canada News Today, powered by AI.

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