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Mark Carney Oct 23 2025

Monday by-elections will decide if Carney gets majority

Three by-elections set for Monday night election will decide whether Mark Carney will finally get that majority government.

After five MPs crossed the floor to join the Liberals, they just need one for the required 172-seat majority. And if they can win two seats, that will let them pass legislation without the help of the speaker’s vote or any other parties.

In the spring, the Liberals flipped the riding of Terrebonne, Quebec, from the Bloc by a single vote.

But the supreme court nullified the vote, which forced a by-election, after a Bloc voter complained their mail-in ballot was not counted due to an error.

The other two ridings were held by former Liberal cabinet ministers.

Bill Blair stepped down as MP to become our country’s high commissioner to the U.K. He was elected in 2015 as a Liberal and served under several different cabinet titles, including Minister of Emergency Preparedness and Minister of Public Safety. From July 2023 to May 2025 he was the Minister of National Defence.

The other MP who stepped down is Chrystia Freeland.

She moved on to become an economic advisor for Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Freeland was elected in 2013 and also served several key ministerial roles, including minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of International Trade, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Minister of Finance, Minister of Transport and Internal Trade.

From November 2019 to December 2024, she was also the Deputy Prime Minister.

Voting closes in all three by-elections on Monday night.

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Connor Howie Elected To Sioux Lookout Council

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Connor Howie is the new Councillor in Sioux Lookout.

The member of the Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority won the 2020 Municipal By-Election by earning 36.1% of the votes.

Darlene Angeconeb was close behind at 28.9%, while Michael Quince was third at 24.6%.

Nick Costello received 10.4% support on the ballot.

Voter turnout was 32.4%.

Howie takes over the vacant Council seat left open following the September passing of Councillor Calvin Southall.

Here are the unofficial results:
Turnout: 939 (32.4%) of the 2,895 electors voted in this ballot.
4 electors declined their ballot; they are included in the turnout.

Councillor-At-Large
Connor Howie: 338 (36.1%)
Darlene Angeconeb: 270 (28.9%)
Michael Quince: 230 (24.6%)
Nick Costello: 97 (10.4%)

 

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All-Candidates Forum Tonight In Sioux Lookout

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The Municipality of Sioux Lookout is hosting an All-Candidates forum tonight (Tuesday) in preparation for the upcoming by-election.

One Council-at-Large seat is up for grabs.

There are four candidates in the mix including Darlene Angeconeb, Connor Howie, Michael Quince and Nick Costello.

They are expected to be in attendance to outline their platforms and answer questions from the public.

The forum is being held upstairs at the Royal Canadian Legion starting at 6:00pm.

Doors open at 5:30pm.

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Sioux Lookout By-Election Deadline Tomorrow

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Time is running out to submit your papers if you are interested in a vacant Council seat in Sioux Lookout.

The deadline to file nomination papers is Friday, December 13th at 2:00pm.

Manager of Corporate Services and Municipal Clerk Brian MacKinnon outlines the criteria to be an “eligible elector”.

-A person is entitled to be an elector if, on Voting Day, Monday, January 20th, 2020, he/she:
1. resides in the local municipality or is the owner or tenant of land in the local municipality, or the spouse of such owner or tenant;
2. is a Canadian citizen;
3. is at least 18 years old; and
4. is not prohibited from voting under subsection 17(3) of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996, or otherwise, by law.

As of December 10th, three candidates filed the necessary paperwork.

They include Connor Howie, Nick Costello, Darlene Angeconeb.

The final list will be made official on Monday, December 16th.

Voting doesn’t take place until mid-January.

The one Council position became open following the September passing of popular Councillor Calvin Southall.

MacKinnon says for all of your by-election information, visit https://www.siouxlookout.ca/en/your-local-government/2020-municipal-by-election.asp