Self Inflicted Wounds
With the return of Parliament, today was the first chance for the opposition to put the Tories’ feet to the fire on Robocon. Instead, it was the Liberals who would…
Robocon
Micah Goldberg: How bad was this week for the Conservative Government?
It was bad. It was really bad. It was the worst week the Conservatives have had since they became a Majority Government. Bill C-30, the “Protecting Children from Internet Predators…
Compare And Contrast
The LPoC owns up; the CPoC stonewalls. Worst part is Kinsella was right and we’ll never hear the end of it.
LeadNow and Oust the Dear Leader
I sent a customized form letter to the Prime Minister, the heads of the RCMP and Elections Canada, and opposition party leaders. Goodale is CCed supposedly. I’m curious to see…
Harper strategy unfolds
Having just watched Question Period, we can see a bit of the Harper strategy in dealing with this election cheating scandal unfold. Recall that this is the Prime Minister who…
The Public Responds To Conservative Voter-Suppression Crimes
While I normally spend little time reading readers’ on-line comments in The Globe and Mail, these, I think, help to capture the fury more and more of the public is…
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…
Monday Morning Links
Assorted content to start your week. – In the surest sign yet that the Robocon scandal involved a calculated decision by political operatives rather than having anything to do with…
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…
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…
Robocon Strategy Emerges
The Conservative party does not need to investigate the issue of “robocalls” any further, according to Defence Minister Peter MacKay. He also refers to the “one individual involved”, who is…
Sunday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to close out your weekend. – Erica Alini points out that the effect of the Cons’ lobbying on behalf of the tar sands has been solely to make…
You Know The Conservatives Are In Trouble When
….they start losing some of their biggest cheerleaders. Recommend this Post
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…
He’s Making A List…
The dude/dudette from Sixth Estate has the best riding by riding deets on the Robocon scandal here. Who reported it, who won the riding and by how many votes. And…
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…
Meet Matt Meier (Of RackNine)
Matt thinks the NDP has defamed him, and has fired off some legal paper-work. Given Matt’s links to the Harper Gov., it isn’t surprising that these documents have wound up…
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…
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…
RackNine And The CPoC
The NDP research staff finds that the connections run deep.