ConCalls: Israeli Ambassador Told Canadian MP to Stay Home
A little strange news linked to the election fraud of last year: The Liberal MP Borys W., who led the case to have Etobicoke Centre’s results overturned successfully, was once…
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Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Murray Mandryk and Bruce Johnstone both thoroughly slam Gerry Ritz and the Cons for their food-safety negligence. But Johnstone hints at the…
Campaign Capers: I got nothin’
Seriously, I haven’t seen any developments on any of the stories that have been the subject of these posts. I’m thinking that the Supreme Court and Elections Canada are all…
Campaign Capers: The condensed version
Since I’m on the run today and there’s not really much to report, I’m going to do a briefer than usual summary and leave the links with you. And to…
ConCalls: Maintaining Integrity?
What trust is there to maintain? There were (hundreds of) thousands of illegal phonecalls made in the May 2011 election, and there’s not been a single charge laid by Elections…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading. – The Economist adds a noteworthy voice to the chorus calling for greater tax enforcement to ensure the corporate elite pays its fair share:…
Slower than molasses in January!
Elections Canada is investigating the fraudulent and deceptive calls, aka robocalls, made during the last election… beyond Guelph, Ontario. Slower than molasses in January! Other posts on the Robocon Scandal:…
Campaign Capers: Slim pickings
The Council of Canadians and the seven ridings There was a hearing on Tuesday to consider a motion by the Conservatives that would compel the applicants to put up more…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content for your Friday reading. – The Cons’ latest line of talking-point addiction isn’t passing without some substantial comment from Canada’s political press. Today, Jeffrey Simpson lambastes Stephen Harper…
ConCalls: CoC Federal Court
-(Federal Court, ASS. PRESS) The Council of Canadians (CoC) court challenge is fiiiinalllly underway in Federal Court this morning. Well, sort of. It’s defending itself against the Conservatives who are…
Campaign Capers: Show us the money
The challenge to the election results in seven ridings that’s being underwritten by the Council of Canadians (COC) is back in court today for pre-trial motions. The CBC takes the…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Jon Wisman and Aaron Pacitti put a price tag on the upward redistribution of wealth in the U.S.: Between 1983 and 2007, total…
Campaign Capers: It’s not much but it’s all I’ve got
I wonder if it ever occurs to Conservatives that when their luck changes and they find themselves on the outside looking in, they might be subject to a little payback.…
Gregg: Too Long; Didn’t Read
TL;DR is a common refrain found on the Web now. It means that something was too long for for the comfort of the reader, so they didn’t bother. Reader’s Digest…
Campaign Capers: Elections Canada’s budget isn’t the problem
If you can get behind the paywall at the Ottawa Citizen you’ll find confirmation that Elections Canada’s budget really hasn’t posed a problem in their investigation into Robocon. Over and…
ConCalls: It May Not Be Over, But It’s Forked #RoboCon
Stick a fork in it, Elections Canada is done like dinner. They’ve been sitting on evidence that ties Prescott to Poutine, and have known since at least May, 2012. Why…
Campaign Capers: Not feeling particularly confident
The Council of Canadians and the seven ridings Last Friday afternoon I ended up doing a quick update to the weekly post. To return to that for anyone who may…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Kady points out that despite the Cons’ best efforts to stonewall, the Robocon investigation in Guelph looks to have locked in on the…
ConCalls: It’s Over #RoboCon
-(Federal Court, ASS. PRESS) REGINA, SK – Elections Canada’s commissioner put an end to the so-called Robocalls investigation today, citing the difficulty faced with investigating a sweeping national election crime.…