Are There Cracks In The Liberal Fortress?
Justin Trudeau and his band of sunny men and women have had, up to this point at least, a pretty easy ride with the Canadian electorate. After years of darkness…
Bill C-23
What An Open Border Means
Justin Trudeau went to Washington a couple of weeks ago. His mission was to keep the border open. But, with Donald Trump as president, having an open border has taken…
What An Open Border Means
Justin Trudeau went to Washington a couple of weeks ago. His mission was to keep the border open. But, with Donald Trump as president, having an open border has taken…
Harper to blame for Elections Canada’s awful voter registration mess
Elections Canada has made an awful mess of voter registration for the 2015 federal election. It’s a mess that recalls bad memories of the 2011 robocall scandal. Stephen Harper is…
Harper’s “anti-democratic” Fair Elections Act challenged in court
Activists led by the Council of Canadians have filed a Charter challenge to the Conservatives’ Fair Elections Act or Bill C-23 in the Ontario Superior Court. The post Harper’s “anti-democratic”…
Senate must fix Harper’s Orwellian Fair Elections Act: Petition
by: Obert Madondo | May 16, 2014 The Harper Conservatives used their majority in the House of Commons to bulldoze their dictatorship-style “Fair Elections Act” earlier this week. The bill…
Stephen Harper Admits He’s Taken Canada to Third-World Status
The title of this post sounds implausible, but it’s true. You may already know this because it’s a dominant social media meme in Canada these days. Stephen Harper was a…
Bill C-23 Passed, Stinkers Included
Whatever amendments were made to Bill C-23, they didn’t address much of anything that I raised as problematic in my earlier analysis of the first draft tabled in the House…
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…
Open Letter: 400+ Academics Demand Withdrawal of Harper’s Orwellian Fair Elections Act
“Free and fair elections lie at the heart of our democracy. The government should not underestimate the commitment of Canadians to defend this fundamental principle.” by: Various | April 23,…
Speculation: Harper’s Pugilistic Stance On Russia/Ukraine
Harper’s stance on Ukraine does not make a lot of sense in terms of the general back and forth of diplomacy and foreign affairs. Canada is in no position to…
An Open Letter From Academics on Bill C-23
Published in The Globe and Mail. Highlights: (much of which have been discussed in more depth on this blog) Investigating electoral fraud. Bill C-23 fails to provide the Commissioner of…
The Senate’s proposed amendments to election bill are a facade.
The committee in the Senate designed to look at the (un)Fair Elections Act – Bill C-23 – tried to come across as dramatically wanting to amend this bill….it came up…
Stealing Our Democracy: Linda Frum, Talking Points and the Dumbf
*Dumbf = dumbfuckery – a condition that appears to be unique to the creation of Harper Government talking points regarding Bill C-23. On Huffington Post this morning, I read Michael…
Stealing Our Democracy: The Senate Takes A Swing
Okay, now the Senate is talking about wanting to see some amendments to the Harper Government’s bill to undermine Canada’s democracy. The interim report recommends: — Removing a provision which…
Fair Elections Act could sink Stephen Harper and Conservatives in 2015
by: Obert Madondo | April 12, 2014 This week Canada’s two main opposition parties declared war on the Conservatives’ Orwellian Fair Elections Act. One that could bring down Harper during…
Con$ Only Want Cons To Vote
Bill C-23 is an appalling piece of legislation. It is filled with more underhanded deceitfulness than any piece of legislation should ever contain. If there ever was any doubt about…
Conservative logic: Promoting high turnout/ensuring fair election is a conflict?
That’s what Conservative Senator Linda Frum seems to think: (for lack of a better term). Some twitter tweets give her position quite clearly: “Elections Canada role is to administer fair…
Bill C-23: Accountability for Thee Not For Me
It’s not exactly news that Harper has never liked Elections Canada. In fact, it’s less than news. His outraged utterances about Elections Canada when he was head of the National…
Poilievre’s opinion
“I never made such a gesture.” responds Pierre Poutine, in response to critics of the so-called “Fair Elections Act’”. Filed under: comment, digital, illustration, photo Tagged: bill C-23, Canada, CPC,…