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Elections Canada braces for mammoth byelection ballot count as protesters sign up dozens of candidates

John Dale, one of 77 candidates running in LaSalle–Émard–Verdun, Que., as part of a protest for electoral reform, said disruption is expected in social movements, and 'politely asking, in a lot of cases, does not work.'

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BY STEPHEN JEFFERY
September 12, 2024

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Elections Canada braces for mammoth byelection ballot count as protesters sign up dozens of candidates

John Dale, one of 77 candidates running in LaSalle–Émard–Verdun, Que., as part of a protest for electoral reform, said disruption is expected in social movements, and 'politely asking, in a lot of cases, does not work.'

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