Hey! Many thanks to Penny – – I revised the math (How close is Harper to losing Majority Government?). It’s gets even better!: There’s the by-election in Calgary Centre coming up (Conservative Member-of-Parliament resigned May 30). See 2012-06-12 Elections Canada Notice of By-Election in Calgary Centre. Conservative Member-of-Parliament Lee Richardson resigned May 30. The best link […]
Thanks to Penny – – this is the best resource page for current standings in the House of Commons. http://www.parl.gc.ca/SenatorsMembers/House/PartyStandings/standings-e.htm PARTY STANDINGS 41st Parliament Province / Territory C.P.C. N.D.P. Lib. B.Q.* Green* Ind. Vacant Total Alberta 25 1 1 1 28 British Columbia 21 12 2 1 36 Manitoba 11 2 1 14 New Brunswick […]
RELATED TO: 2012-06-17 New developments. How far is Harper from losing Majority Government? The Supreme Court will hear Etobicoke Centre Election result July 10. CONTENTS (Calgary Centre): June 12, ELECTIONS CANADA ANNOUNCEMENT OF PENDING BY-ELECTION VOTING RESULTS, 2011 ELECTION May 30, CONSERVATIVE LEE RICHARDSON RESIGNS FROM PARLIAMENT = = = = = = = = […]
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/former-liberal-mp-welcomes-rare-july-sitting-for-high-court-on-election-case-159219885.html By: The Canadian Press OTTAWA – The Liberal who lost a squeaker of an election last year and then had the result overturned in court says he’s pleased the Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal in the matter next month. The court says it will hear the Etobicoke Centre case in an […]
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Employees+linked+cousin+company+each+gave+Mastro+campaign/6790645/story.html#ixzz1y4RVzvhl By GLEN MCGREGOR and STEPHEN MAHER, The Ottawa Citizen/Postmedia News Deltro Electric: owner David Del Mastro denies he reimbursed anyone who donated to his cousin’s election campaign. OTTAWA — The prime minister’s embattled parliamentary secretary, Dean Del Mastro, received a series of $1,000 contributions to his 2008 election campaign from donors with ties to […]
Planet S Magazine Riding Reboot Katherine Norton Skewed election results suggest changes needed Once a decade, following the census(these days, I guess we should call it the “sorta-census”…), committees are appointed in every province to redraw federal electoral boundaries to reflect demographic changes. Lately, Saskatchewan’s unusual blended urban-rural ridings and non-representative election results have become […]
Two articles, June 6 and June 7. Scroll down to the second one: 1. June 7 Conservative MP Dean Del Mastro came under fire during Question Period Thursday after Postmedia News and the Ottawa Citizen reported that he is being investigated for allegedly exceeding both his spending limit and contribution limit in relation to a […]
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/04/24/pol-election-calls-poll.html Group fighting results in 7 ridings, says poll shows calls targeted at non-Conservatives By Laura Payton, CBC News Posted: Apr 24, 2012 5:12 PM ET Last Updated: Apr 24, 2012 6:56 PM ET Read 139 comments139 A group supporting a Federal Court challenge of the election results in seven ridings says a new poll […]
I still find it amazing that Steven Bryant was driven, helped by his friend David Janikowski, to figure out the puzzle of an abnormal number and distribution of “closely contested” ridings in the May 2, 2011 Federal Election within a couple days of the Election. The Election results were in. They knew something was wrong […]
This is exciting! 1) A YouTube of the Council of Canadians’ press conference announcing the legal challenges. Click on: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ni8C8kfHco 2) CBC Power and Politics, Electors take concerns to Court. Evan Solomon with a representative from each of the political parties (except the Greens). Dean Del Mastro (Conservative) calls the Council of Canadians an “extremist […]