Source: cbc.ca
The Canadian Labour Congress elected a new president for the first time in 15 years at its convention in Montreal on Thursday.
Hassan Yussuff defeated incumbent Ken Georgetti by 40 votes — 2,318 compared with 2,278 for Georgetti.
There were 29 spoiled ballots in the hotly contested election.
Georgetti, who was born in Trail, B.C., was first elected in 1999 and went on to become the labour group’s longest-serving president.