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Bloc candidate gives birth before election-day due date

Last Updated: Thursday, January 19, 2006 | 10:11 AM ET

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The Bloc Québécois candidate running against Liberal Leader Paul Martin in a riding in Montreal has given birth to a baby girl, say Quebec media.

May Chiu had her baby on Wednesday, although she wasn't due until Jan. 23, election day. She had been campaigning since the election was called.

Chiu, a 40-year-old single mother, named her baby Tian.

May Chiu had her baby on Wednesday. (file photo)
May Chiu had her baby on Wednesday. (file photo)

Chiu is a long shot to get elected, even with the sponsorship scandal dogging the Liberal party in Quebec. Martin has held the riding of Lasalle-Émard since 1988, winning in the last election by more than 11,000 votes.

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Chiu came under fire from Montreal's Chinese community when she announced she would run for the Bloc. Local leaders called her a traitor, saying the community has voted Liberal for 50 years.

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