Former Peguis chief asks court to set aside First Nation’s 2023 election – CBC

Jun 07, 2024

Federal Court to hear arguments in review of election that saw Glenn Hudson lose to Stan Bird

A former chief of the most populous First Nation in Manitoba has asked the Federal Court of Canada to set aside the results of a 2023 band election over the cancellation of advance polls and alleged issues with mail-in ballots.

On July 11, the Federal Court will hold a special sitting in Winnipeg to hear arguments in a judicial review of an election held by Peguis First Nation on April 6, 2023, when incumbent Glenn Hudson was defeated by Stan Bird in the race for chief.

Hudson served as chief of Peguis from 2007 to 2015 as well as from 2017 until the 2023 election. He lost to Bird by 440 votes in an election where 2,205 ballots were counted, according to a sworn affidavit by Bird.

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