NOTE: The Globe & Mail reported Corbett’s departure from Elections Canada as a RESIGNATION. See 2012-06-21 Election-law enforcer resigns amid robo-calls investigation The National Post reported it as a RETIREMENT (article below). – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/06/21/elections-canada-robocalls-probe-taken-over-by-low-key-bureaucrat-yves-cote/ Stephen Maher and Glen McGregor, Postmedia […]
NOTE: The Globe & Mail reported Corbett’s departure from Elections Canada as a RESIGNATION (the appended article). The National Post reported it as a RETIREMENT. See 2012-06-21 Elections Canada robocalls probe taken over by ‘low-key’ bureaucrat Yves Côté, National Post – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – […]
Hi All, I spoke today with Jamian at the Council of Canadians about the time-line for the Robocall Election fraud court challenges. With thanks – – the document Election fraud cannot go unchallenged is brief, but contains links for those who want more information. (I cannot find the URL for the document. The preceding link is the […]
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 […]