Judicial Recount Gives Trudeau’s Liberals One More Victory in Quebec

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference in Ottawa on Oct. 6, 2021. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

OTTAWA—The federal Liberals have picked up another seat in Quebec after a judicial recount Wednesday.

Elections Canada confirmed that incumbent Brenda Shanahan will be returning to Parliament after the recount declared her the winner in Châteauguay-Lacolle over her Bloc Québécois rival by just 12 votes.