But will the floodgates open? Or, will this be portrayed as a ‘he said, she said’ argument? A fourth remembered directing people to voting stations but did not remember passing on any message that a voting station had changed. However, one employee was so concerned that something was amiss she says
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Politics and its Discontents: John Ibbitson’s Faith In Stephen Harper
While acknowledging the seriousness of the voter suppression crimes being uncovered, The Globe’s John Ibbitson writes the following: … we can be reasonably certain that Mr. Harper, who is Leader of the Conservative Party as well as Prime Minister, knew nothing about what was going on in Guelph or elsewhere.
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Is That Pungent Odor Coming From A Smoking Gun?
If the Canadian media and the Oppositions parties do their jobs, perhaps we’ll soon have an answer. The following is reported in today’s Star: Callers on behalf of the federal Conservative Party were instructed in the days before last year’s election to read scripts telling voters that Elections Canada had
Continue readingImpolitical: Today in Robocon
1. There’s a huge story in the Star that will move Robocon much further down the road: “Conservative scripts misdirected voters in 2011 election, say call centre staff.“ Callers on behalf of the federal Conservative Party were instructed in the days before last year’s election to read scripts telling voters
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: You Know The Conservatives Are In Trouble When
….they start losing some of their biggest cheerleaders. Recommend this Post
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
Continue readingLeDaro: Stephen Harper: Robocalls
You have heard the controversy of Robocalls but what people don’t know is that the Robacall mechanism is installed in Harper’s head. He pushes a butten and the Robocall mechanism pops up. Enjoy!
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Harper’s War On Democracy
Whether or not one believes that Stephen Harper had a direct hand in the robocall efforts to subvert the last election, one thing is perfectly clear: given his well-known contempt for our democratic traditions, he needs to recognize his responsibility in setting a tone that is odious to most Canadians,
Continue readingPop The Stack: Harper’s Win-At-All-Costs Approach Led to Electoral Manipulation
The first wave of dust is settling from the revelation this week that a company hired by the Conservative party made fraudulent calls to voters trying to mislead them about voting day locations. We still don’t know how high up the decision was made to make these calls. I think we
Continue readingPop The Stack: Harper’s Win-At-All-Costs Approach Led to Electoral Manipulation
The first wave of dust is settling from the revelation this week that a company hired by the Conservative party made fraudulent calls to voters trying to mislead them about voting day locations. We still don’t know how high up the decision was made to make these calls. I think we
Continue readingThe new Conservative journalism: we really want to get to the bottom of Robogate. Stop laughing. We do!
Funny how fast Canadian Conservative writers and operatives can turn on the ethics charm offensive as they quickly close their bag of dirty tricks and begin concern trolling for truth and transparency when it looks good for them. Stephen Taylor and Tim Powers, Conservative writers both, have shown sudden concern
Continue readingThe new Conservative journalism: we really want to get to the bottom of Robogate. Stop laughing. We do!
Funny how fast Canadian Conservative writers and operatives can turn on the ethics charm offensive as they quickly close their bag of dirty tricks and concern troll for truth and transparency when it looks good for them. Both Stephen Taylor and Tim Powers, Conservative writers both, have shown sudden concern about
Continue readingsomecanuckchick dot com: Robocall Roundup
Robocalls A pre-recorded message with a female voice, in both French and English, claimed to be calling on behalf of Elections Canada. This message directed voters in ridings across the country to the wrong polling stations. RackNine Inc. — used by many Conservative Party of Canada candidates — has confirmed its
Continue readingImpolitical: For your clean and ethical government needs
Scandal Scrubber will attempt to rub out those pesky stains that may tar a “clean and ethical” government. Not recommended for use at home. (h/t old friend the Wingnuterer)
Continue readingExcited Delirium: May 2011 Federal Election Cheaters? I Want A Re-Call.
I want a recall of the May 2011 Federal Election and I want the UN to supervise election activity when we finally get a chance to go to the polls again (assuming we do).
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