Recount rollercoaster: winning and losing in one go, candidates get the ‘full campaign experience’

'We’ve been sort of in limbo, so it’s a relief to be able to start organizing everything,' says Liberal Pascale St-Onge, whose victory in Brome-Missisquoi, Que., was challenged in a since-cancelled recount.

A federal recount in Châteauguay-Lacolle, Que., saw the first such seat flip since 2008, with Liberal incumbent Brenda Shanahan, left, ultimately besting Bloc candidate Patrick O'Hara by just 12 votes. The Hill Times file photograph and photograph courtesy of Facebook

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

October 20, 2021

The Sept. 20 general election allowed Bloc Québécois candidate Patrick O’Hara to feel the full range of emotions, from the thrill of victory to the agony of defeat. “This was an all inclusive for me … I won and I lost in a whole election,” Mr. O’Hara told The Hill Times in an Oct...

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