Canadian “Supreme Court upholds blackout on early election night results”

CBC News offers this report, which begins: “Canadians will have to continue to wait until all polls are closed across the country before hearing any federal election results, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday. In a 5-4 decision, the top court ruled the section of the Canada Elections Act that bans the publication of voting results until all federal polls close on election night does not violate the Charter of Rights.” You can find the opinions here.

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