A Manitoba judge agreed to hear a judicial challenge to the vote that made Heather Stefanson the leader of the provincial Progressive Conservatives and, with that, prime minister.
Queen’s Bench Court Judge James Edmond has ruled that the court has jurisdiction to hear the matter and has set a date for December 23.
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Shelly Glover, who fell short with 49 percent of the vote, alleges there were irregularities in the contest.
In an affidavit, he has said that the total number of votes counted was 501 more than the total his team had been told hours earlier.
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Stefanson was elected leader of the ruling party on October 30 and was sworn in as prime minister three days later.
Stefanson has been added as an intervener in the case.
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