This week I will let a few other commentators speak to the condition of our democracy and the Harper regimes ongoing disdain for opposing views, parliamentary process, the taxpayers, and that promised open and accountable thing!. First up Rick Mercer regarding the probability of yet another Omnibus budget billon its
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Democracy Under Fire: Compare and Decide where the problem lies..
The latest story regarding robotic phone calls during the last federal election is that in one riding the Liberal candidates team made an error and failed to identify themselves in a number of calls where they passed on (totally correct) information about an opposing candidate. They have been fined $4,900
Continue readingDemocracy Under Fire: Election Fraud Case Further Delayed.
In the ongoing court case brought by Council of Canadians challenging the legitimacy of seven particular ridings election results, RMG the company that worked for the Conservatives is now claiming ‘we did not do it’ despite compelling information to the contrary. The Conservatives them selves are of course making concerted
Continue readingDemocracy Under Fire: A tale of two rulings……..
The Federal Court has rejected a bid by the Conservatives to prevent federal election results in a handful of tightly contested ridings from being overturned. “Far from being frivolous or vexatious, or an obvious abuse, the applications raise serious issues about the integrity of the democratic process in Canada,” Federal
Continue readingDemocracy Under Fire: Is Cooperation Necessary or Possible?
There has been much talk of late about cooperationbetween the left leaning political partys with a view to stopping the dismantling of Canada by the Harper regime beyond 2015 by electing a different government at that time. What form that may take if it materializes is up for debate but
Continue readingDemocracy Under Fire: Election Canada to Review Processes.
It was recently reported that Chief Electoral Officer Marc Mayrand appeared before the Procedure and House affairs committee and responded to questions regarding both “the voter registration and voting processes based on what transpired in Etobicoke Centre” and the status of “1,100 complaints about misleading election calls, which redirected voters
Continue readingDemocracy Under Fire: Those Questionable Polls
There have been a number of comments that the overturned election results at Etobicoke Centre was due to a failure of Elections Canada and whilst it is true that they are ultimately responsible for ensuring that the rules are followed there are a few things that are not being said.
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