He’s the 1st federal candidate in Canada to lose an election with 0 votes

This Montreal musician just made history by becoming the first person in Canadian electoral history to lose an election with zero votes. Félix-Antoine Hamel says he put his name forward in the riding of Toronto-St. Paul's to help shed some light on electoral reform and some “absurd” issues that are part of the Canadian democratic system. He also admits he put almost no effort into campaigning. Hundreds of past candidates also received no votes, according to a Library of Parliament database. But in those cases, the candidates still won their seats, because they ran unopposed. Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news »»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: http://bit.ly/1RreYWS Connect with CBC News Online: For breaking news, video, audio and in-depth coverage: http://bit.ly/1Z0m6iX Follow CBC News on TikTok: https://bit.ly/3TnHioe Follow CBC News on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1sA5P9H Find CBC News on Facebook: http://bit.ly/1WjG36m Follow CBC News on Instagram: http://bit.ly/1Z0iE7O Subscribe to CBC News on Snapchat: https://bit.ly/3leaWsr Download the CBC News app for iOS: http://apple.co/25mpsUz Download the CBC News app for Android: http://bit.ly/1XxuozZ »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» For more than 80 years, CBC News has been the source Canadians turn to, to keep them informed about their communities, their country and their world. Through regional and national programming on multiple platforms, including CBC Television, CBC News Network, CBC Radio, CBCNews.ca, mobile and on-demand, CBC News and its internationally recognized team of award-winning journalists deliver the breaking stories, the issues, the analyses and the personalities that matter to Canadians.