As if it wasn't bad enough that the Cons tried to steal the last election.As if it wasn't disgraceful enough that they are trying to ram a voter suppression bill through Parliament.Now a Con MP has admitted that when he claimed he witnessed voter fraud he lied. Read more »
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The Canadian Progressive: Harper’s Orwellian “Fair Elections” Act Violates Canadian Constitution
by: Obert Madondo Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Photo by Remy Steinegger The Harper Conservatives’ Bill C-23, the so-called “Fair Elections” Act, violates Section 3 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. It’s clear the Conservatives are preparing to steal the 2015 federal election. Bill C-23 is part of their ongoing war on
Continue readingThe Cracked Crystal Ball II: C-24 In Conjunction With C-23 As Instruments Of Voter Suppression
There has been a lot of attention on Bill C-23 the last week or so, and in particular the parts of it which appear to be tools that can be used for voter suppression. In discussing the Voter ID requirements of Bill C-23, I became very concerned that this government
Continue readingThe Cracked Crystal Ball II: Bill C-23: Part VI: The Theft Of Democracy – Muzzling The Chief Electoral Officer
Wading through C-23 is feeling more and more like trying to pick one's way through a minefield. Every step, you half expect to find something that is going to go "click" … followed by a very loud bang. Today, I bring you what the Conservatives are doing to the ability
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Massive Conspiracy to Steal an Election
One of the most outrageous aspects of Stephen Harper's new voter suppression scheme, a.k.a The Fair Elections Act, is how many Canadians it would disenfranchise. Canada's chief electoral officer says eliminating a registered voter's ability to vouch for another could impact more than 100,000 people, most of them aboriginals who live
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper, the Drummer, and the Real Scandal
If I didn't live in a country like Harperland, and it's grotesque leader hadn't made his "musical" abilities such a big part of his desperate attempt to remake his image.Or labelled those who disagree with him perverts. I'd probably give this story a pass.But I will say that I can
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Outrageous Voter Suppression Scandal
Last night I pointed out something about the Con regime's so-called Fair Elections Act, that to my knowledge the entire MSM somehow managed to miss.And that is that this truly sinister bill is not just about satiating Stephen Harper's deranged hatred for Elections Canada, or increasing the Con fundraising advantage.It's
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Robocall scandal: Who is the Second Person?
Robocalls: Mounties on the trail From today’s press report in The National Post about Michael Sona and statements by others in his Tory office: Dockstaeder also said Sona told her and a colleague that he paid in cash for a disposable phone and a VISA gift card, then obtained a
Continue readingThe Cracked Crystal Ball II: On Russell Brand’s Interview
I heard Brand’s interview late last week, and I’ve been stewing on it ever since. On a lot of topics, I have to say that I agree with Brand’s frustration. The existing power structures are not healthy – in fact I would argue that they have been subverted by
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Robocalls election fraud: Federal Court ruling “a powerful victory”, says Maude Barlow
Last Thursday’s Federal Court ruling on the robocalls and other U.S. Republican-style voter suppression tactics during Canada’s 2011 Federal election is “a powerful victory”, says Maude Barlow, the chairperson of the Council of Canadians. The post Robocalls election fraud: Federal Court ruling “a powerful victory”, says Maude Barlow appeared first
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Robocon: Court finds fraud; Council of Canadians should appeal
The court yesterday found that fraud had been used in the May 2011 election in 6 ridings in an attempt to suppress the vote, as this article from the Globe & Mail sets out: However, “fraud” did occur – particularly in Guelph, Ont. – and targeted people who had previously
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Robocon: Guess who Sona will call as witnesses?
Michael Sona: Whom should I call? Sona, charged with being the man behind the voter suppression robocalls in Guelph in the suspect May 2011 election, has, through his lawyer, repeated that he is not the personwho set up the voter suppression calls. His lawyer has called for a public enquiry
Continue readingbastard.logic: SHOCKING: Republican Voter Suppression Efforts Suppress Democratic Votes
The NY Times: Several recent polls and studies suggest that long waiting times in some places depressed turnout in 2012 and that lines were longest in cities, where Democrats outnumber Republicans. In a New York Times/CBS News poll taken shortly after Election Day, 18 percent of Democrats said they waited
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Council of Canadians celebrates first victories of the Robocalls case
by Council of Canadians: After a six-day federal court hearing, eight electors in six ridings have made a strong case that there was widespread voter suppression in the 2011 federal election that benefited Conservative Party candidates. They have asked the federal court judge to annul the results in the six
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Robocon: Conservative Party lawyer raises champerty
Steven Shrybman The court case dealing with possible voter suppression in 8 ridings during the May 2011 federal election is starting to fascinating. Right off the bat, the Conservative Party lawyer has tried to nullify the role of the Council of Canadians by claiming that there was a whiff of
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: May 2011 election fraud legal challenges at Federal Court on Monday
by Council of Canadians WHAT: Beginning Monday, the most important legal cases in the history of Canadian elections will be argued before the Federal Court: the applications to contest the outcome of 2011 federal election in six ridings. WHEN: 9:30am, Monday, December 10 (International Human Rights Day). The full federal court hearing
Continue readingCanadian Progressive: Elections Canada evidence confirms widespread voter suppression campaign
by Council of Canadians | November 29, 2012: Evidence filed in the Federal Court today includes detailed accounts from voters targeted by fraudulent or harassing calls intended to discourage them from voting in 56 ridings across Ontario, BC, Alberta, Manitoba, and Quebec (the ridings are listed below), likely in violation of the Canada Elections Act. The […]
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Robocalls: Is the Con Story Crumbling?
Ever since the robocall scandal began the Cons have always claimed that if there was a "problem" it was a small one. It was limited to the Guelph area, the work of a rogue operative or operatives, and that people only complained AFTER the el…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Barack Obama Has Won A Second Term Over Romney.
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes-Political Blogger
Barack Obama won fighting for Medicare, the poor, the working class, the middle class, the gays, the seniors, the students. Thank God!
Every attack went into the ditch and now his second term and great…
Cowichan Conversations: Should The UN Have Been Monitoring The US Election?
I often thought that the UN should be here to monitor the election. Go Obama!
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