“Soon, we will find out if breaking the law is illegal.” The line is Stephen Colbert’s and, no, he wasn’t talking about Alberta. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney (Photo: David J. Climenhaga). The well-known American comedian and TV personality, of course, was referring to U.S. President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial in
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Montreal Simon: Michael Sona and the Robocall Scandal
I'm sure you remember Michael Sona, the young Con operative who was the only person ever convicted in the Robocall Scandal.Well now he's out of jail, talking to Michael Harris.Still proclaiming his innocence.Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: How to Stop Stephen Harper From Stealing the Election
He is said to be boiling with anger, lashing out in every direction, and he is crazy desperate.So you know Stephen Harper and his Con gangsters will try to steal the election.For what can you say about a leader whose former PMO lawyer believes he has lost the moral authority to govern? Read more
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Why Is Elections Canada Suppressing the Vote?
It should be a good news story. But instead it's a democratic nightmare.Large numbers of Canadians are flocking to advance polling stations across the country.Only to leave without casting their ballots because of the long lineups.Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Are the Harper Cons Trying to Steal the Election Already?
Well we know how the Cons tried to steal the last election, and that most of the robocall gang got away.And we know Boss Harper and his mob.We know that if they are prepared to use naked bigotry to try to win an election, they are capable of ANYTHING.So call
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Michael Harris’ Guide to Street-Proofing Our Votes
As you may have heard, Ottawa has been swirling with rumours that Stephen Harper could be getting ready to call a very early election. So he can strike before the flames of fear and bigotry he has been fanning die down. And before the Duffy Trial.And although those rumours seem to have
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Robocall Scandal and the Monstrous Con Conspiracy
If you remember that the judge who sentenced Michael Sona to nine months in jail, for his role in the robocall scandal, said he didn't believe the former Con operative had acted alone.And that during the trial, the Crown's star witness Andrew Prescott suggested that Sona's former boss was involved. And
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Monstrous Legacy of the Con Regime
It will probably be years after Stephen Harper and his monstrous Con regime are finally driven from office, before we will be able to total up the damage they have done to this country.And it will take me a couple of days to go through the more than 400 posts
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Michael Sona, Stephen Harper, and the Robocall Conspiracy
It was an attempt to steal an election, and today one of Stephen Harper's Cons was sent to jail for that crime against democracy. Former Conservative staffer Michael Sona has been sentenced to nine months in jail plus a year on probation for trying to keep some voters in Guelph, Ont., from
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Why Stephen Harper Won’t Escape the Robocall Scandal
In my last post I said that Stephen Harper may have dodged the robocall scandal, so far. But he cannot escape the moral responsibility for what happened.For having created a depraved culture where some of his fanatic young followers obviously thought it was OK to try to steal an election.But of course
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Robocall Verdict and the Real Pierre Poutine
More than three years after the robocall scandal erupted, the verdict is finally in. Michael Sona is officially at least Pierre Poutine Former Conservative party staffer Michael Sona has been found guilty of trying to prevent voters from reaching the polls during the 2011 federal election. Mr. Sona, 25, was the
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Harper’s Whipping Boy Guilty in Robocall Case.
A whipping boy was a young boy assigned to a young prince who was designated to take a flogging when the prince misbehaved. Methinks Michael Sona is the Harper Conservatives’ whipping boy. Sona is the one taking the fall for the widespread robocall scam in the last federal election. He’ll
Continue readingThe Cracked Crystal Ball II: CPC Lied To Elections Canada On RoboCalls?
The corruption that is the CPC’s actions in the 2011 election continues to fester. The most recent instalment comes to us via Stephen Maher’s latest column. In an email May 1, party lawyer Arthur Hamilton told Elections Canada that Conservative call centre workers were not advising voters that Elections Canada
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Robocall Scandal: Did the Harper PMO Lie to Elections Canada?
He has been lucky so far. The robocall scandal hasn't yet penetrated the darkness of his foul PMO.But now the robocall trial of Michael Sona is about to begin. Who knows who he might call upon to testify?And this can't be good news.Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Darth Harper and the Robocall Scandal
Well he must be feeling pretty pleased with himself. He must believe that The Force is with him.And to be fair, it did decide that Nigel Wright shouldn't be charged for paying Mike Duffy to keep his mouth shut.It did decide that the sight of an underage drinker lying unconscious
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Fair Elections Act and the Robocall Conspiracy
As I've mentioned before, one of the reasons Stephen Harper's Cons are rushing their Unfair Elections Act through Parliament, is that they want it to become law before Michael Sona's robocall trial begins in June.And with good reason. Because the bill would make it harder to go after those who
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Pierre Palooka and the Con Robocall Scandal
OMG. Somebody please throw in the towel. This fight has gotta end before I start feeling almost sorry for Pierre Poilievre.Because the way that palooka and his foul Unfair Elections Act are getting pounded in the ring of public opinion is almost too brutal.So many Chief Electoral Officers, law professors, election experts,
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Robocalls and our Democracy: Michael Harris’ Compelling Ten Questions
Michael Harris: The Big 10 A must read for all who fear for our democracy, Michael Harris has done all Canadians a favour by spelling out ten questions he wants answered, along with some supporting facts that are background to each question he has posed. The inaction or lack of
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Is Stephen Harper Trying to Protect Himself From the Robocall Scandal?
For some reason I've always assumed that the Cons were rushing their foul voter suppression bill through Parliament, so they could try to steal the next election like they tried to steal the last one.For why else would they be in such a hurry? Why else would they even ignore
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Elections Canada and the Revenge of Boss Harper
Well let's be clear, as he likes to say. Forget the smokescreen of fancy words, or the long list of minor changes, or the Orwellian name, the Fair Elections Act.Baby Face Poilievre may have pulled the trigger.But this was Boss Harper's revenge. Read more »
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