I know I’m not the only Canadian who is frustrated by the media’s constant use of the phrase “robocall scandal,” as if we’re all fired up over a few unwanted phone calls. (Dr. Dawg has an excellent post about this fuzzy thinking.) Come on, people, we’re talking about election fraud.
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wmtc: today in dundas square: rally for democracy!
If you’re in the GTA, here are the details. Rallies are being held across Canada. Check this Facebook page or do the Google to find an event near you. Demand a full public investigation. Demand a new election!
Continue readingCanadian Progressive World: Activist Communiqué: Robo-call rallies around Canada
In a new Ipsos Reid poll on the robo-calls scandal, conducted for Postmedia News and Global TV, Canadians are uncompromising about the way forward. A whopping 68% want new by-elections in all affected ridings. Elections …Read More
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Crooks & Liars: Harper and his Conservatives and their Election Fraud
We’ve always known, via an ever-growing mountain of facts, that Harper and his Conservatives are crooks and liars. Will this election fraud situation be the addition to the mountain that will raise it high enough to fall over the wall of denial built by those gullible and ignorant Canadians who
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Robogate: Another Explosive Revelation From The Star
As I noted in my last post, a pattern is emerging in the voter suppression crimes owing to the consistency of the telephone script received in upwards of 30 ridings in the last federal election. The Star has just made another startling discovery: Automated phone calls that directed people to
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: Travel and karate: the perfect ways to put Alberta politics in perspective
Karate: You need to learn it from someone who knows how … Sensei Kiyohide Shinjo instructs a young student in his Okinawa dojo. And you start by learning how to tie your own belt, without any help from the premier’s office. A little bit of travel can really put Alberta
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: NDP vs The RoboCall Scandal
The corporate mainstream media has been doing a pretty lousy job of giving fair coverage to the official opposition party, the NDP. Someone who didn’t know better might think the Liberals were still the official opposition party in Canada when reading the big daily papers (on-line or the paper copies).
Continue readingFrom Orangutan: Dear Vladimir Putin,
The independent elections watchdog agency, Golos, found that “carousel voting” occurred during the Russian presidential election that you think you won. If you believe in democracy, maybe you should address these election fraud concerns before declaring victory. Wouldn’t that be the honorable thing to do, Mr. Putin?
Continue reading350 or bust: Canada’s Decline: Election Fraud & PetroState Politics
Wow. Where does a progressive Canadian climate blogger get started on this Monday morning? Political developments in this wonderful country have been snowballing into a bigger and bigger mess for the ruling Conservative party, which has been ruling by decree rather than consensus ever since it gained a slight majority
Continue readingCanadian Progressive World: Activist Communique: Ottawa Rally Against Robo-calls Electoral Fraud
Hundreds of people, including members of parliament, rights activists and average citizens, are expected on Parliament Hill at noon tomorrow to protest the unfolding Robo-calls election scandal. Renowned activist Brigette Depape (pictured) and MPs Pat …Read More
Continue readingwmtc: sunday, march 11: toronto rally for democracy
Yesterday the rallies kicked off in Vancouver. Next Sunday is Toronto’s turn. Demand a complete, public inquiry into election fraud in the 2011 election. Demand a by-elections! Toronto:Sunday, March 11, 201212:00 noonYonge-Dundas SquareOn Facebook Facebook pages for other cities where rallies have been confirmed:CalgaryMontrealOttawaSaskatoon As more cities have information, they’ll
Continue readingwmtc: avaaz petition to rcmp and elections canada to broaden investigation
This petition from Avaaz calls on the RCMP and Elections Canada to expand their investigation beyond the one riding in Guelph, to third parties, including all robocall contracts, and all ridings where misconduct is suspected. Sign here.
Continue readingwmtc: canadians, report election fraud now
Canadians, if you or someone you know may have been the victim of election fraud during the 2011 federal election, please fill out this survey. The clock is ticking. When media reports of voter suppression came to light, it triggered a 30-day time period for the filing of these reports
Continue readingLeftist Jab: Alongside RoboCon Comes "In And Out Part Deux"
RoboCon-zilla vs King In-And-Out in Ottawa: whoever wins, we lose. Just when you thought the 2011 Canadian election couldn’t be more fraudulent, the Conservatives have served up an old favourite from the year 2006: the In and Out Scandal Part Deux (Quebec edition)! Quick refresher: in the 2006 election, the
Continue readingwmtc: sign a letter demanding public inquiry into election fraud
Go here to sign a letter demanding a full public inquiry into vote suppression and other illegal tactics used by the Conservative Party in the 2011 federal election. Please sign and share.
Continue readingwmtc: ndp’s pat martin on harperco’s election fraud
Just in case you haven’t watched this yet, please do. I have only one quibble. I doubt anything made Richard Nixon blush!
Continue readingsomecanuckchick dot com: Robocon Scandal continues…
It started off with just a few robocalls… Now, it seems that there were thousands of robocalls and/or live calls designed to misinform/misdirect/insult/intimidate, etc. certain Canadian voters and these robocalls and/or live calls were made to specific ridings. It started off with just a few ridings… At last count, it
Continue readingElection Fraud
Interesting. When I think of Election Fraud, I think of Saanich/Gulf Islands campaign in 2008. Gary Lunn v. Briony Penn. Briony was a charismatic candidate for the Liberal Party, she was Lady Godiva, a candidate for change. This lady went out on a limb to represent the people. Shortly before
Continue readingPrime Minister’s Nuts are in a Vise over Voter Suppression Scandal, MP says
OTTAWA – The Prime Minister’s nutsac is being squeezed in an ever-tightening vise, an NDP member said Sunday afternoon. It was revealed that as many as 34 ridings could be involved in the voter-suppression case. A spokesman for Lee Valley Tools remarked that while the type of the vise used
Continue readingsomecanuckchick dot com: Hi Ho! Hi Ho! It’s Off To Court We Go! Or do we?
Hi Ho! Hi Ho! It’s Off To Court We Go! Or do we? PART 20 of the Canada Elections Act discusses Contested Elections: Means of contestation 522. (1) The validity of the election of a candidate may not be contested otherwise than in accordance with this Part. No effect on
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