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After the throne speech, the leaders of the opposition parties get to have their say in the legislature. Just as the throne speech sets the government’s agenda, so too can…
Democratic Deficit
Roboscam: Bob Rae has 16 days to protect Canada’s democracy by stopping the clock
The clock is ticking and there are less than three weeks to go (around 16 days as of today) before voters lose their right to appeal to the courts under…
Roboscam: Is this the smoking gun?
Deep Throat says: Stop the clock! Hat tip to Saskboy for this bit of sleuthing (along with his many commentators and twitters): If the Conservative lie that only Guelph is…
Roboscam: Did Americans try to rig the May 2011 election in Canada?
With Elections Canada flooded with 31,000 complaints from Canadians, and with 25% of the 308 ridings (a total of 77 ridings) now associated with possible voter suppression tactics during the…
Roboscam: Bob Rae has 17 days to protect Canada’s democracy
The clock is ticking and there are less than three weeks to go (around 17 days as of today) before voters lose their right to appeal to the courts under…
Roboscam: Ten Things You can do to protect Canada’s democracy
Elections Canada has finally thought fit to let the public know the extent of Canadians’ concern about voter suppression actions during the May 2011 federal election. It says it has…
Roboscam: Bob Rae has 18 days to protect our democracy
The clock is ticking and there are less than three weeks to go (around 18 days as of today) before voters lose their right to appeal to the courts to…
Bob Rae has 19 days to protect our democracy
The clock is ticking and there are less than three weeks to go (around 19 days as of today) before voters lose their right to appeal to the courts to…
An American’s view of Canada’s voter suppression
He knows all about dirty tricks, and he is surprised: |In a more recent example, Cummins recalls the 2000 presidential primary in South Carolina, where George W. Bush strategist Karl…
Robocall: Is Elections Canada failing Canadians?
Disquiet is being voiced in several circles about the apparent tardy response of Elections Canada in investigating the voter suppression attempts that appear to have taken place in dozens of…
Robocalls: Council of Canadians takes step to protect Canada’s democracy
Welcome news earlier today: at least one significant group is stepping forward to protect our democratic rights by offering to assist ordinary Canadians who might have been mislead by the…
A Peek at what the Tories know about you from The Sixth Estate
Very interesting look at the contents of CIMS, the Tory equivalent of the Liberalist. Scroll through the powerpoint presentation – the link is in the 9th paragraph: The Conservative Party’s…
Robocalls: Its time for the NDP & LPC to fight Guelph in court
John Ibbitson of the Globe & Mail has a good article setting out the facts and the law that applies to the voter suppression efforts in several ridings. He concludes…
Robocalls: Deepthroat says "Follow the money"
And it seems that, just like Watergate, Canada’s dirty tricks scoundrels will be unveiled by following the money: Details of the phone account are contained in a series of sworn…
Bob Rae has 20 days to protect our democracy
The clock is ticking and there are less than three weeks to go (around 20 days as of today) before voters lose their right to appeal to the courts to…
Bob Rae has 21 days to act to protect our democratic rights
The clock is ticking and there are less than three weeks to go before voters lose their right to appeal to the courts to upset the results of the May…
Robocalls: Let’s fund The Dirty Seven counter attack
Once more our democratic traditions and rights are under attack by people who would deprive Canadians of the rights that men and women have died to protect. Let us not…
What NDP members should learn from the recent Quebec plunge
The bottom is falling out of the support for the NDP in Quebec, as recent polls have shown: The NDP nosedive in Quebec shows no signs of slowing down. With…
The half-bold, half-timid Liberal Party Convention
There are three primary lessons from this Convention. First, the Liberal Party of Canada is well on the way to a renewal that will stun Stephen Harper (who believes he…