http://www.aljazeera.com/video/americas/2012/03/2012310155537497132.html
Mar 102012
Mar 102012
The robocall affair puts us at the brink of crisis in our electoral democracy. Yet there appears to be an effort to stifle public outrage, and resolve any doubts in favour of the government, at this still-early stage in the affair. This effort traces to the Harper government, unfortunately, but also to media commentators (Chantal […]
Mar 082012
I think these kids, David Janakowski and Steven Bryant, may have figured it out. Bless them! – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Who would have thought it’d happen here? I know – – it hasn’t been proven yet. “Robocalls” + “Vote Moving” […]
Mar 082012
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/1142931–new-allegations-of-voting-irregularities-come-to-light-in-toronto-cbc Alleged voting irregularities in the 2011 federal election have taken a new twist with accusations that hundreds of unregistered voters cast ballots in the Eglinton-Lawrence riding, according to CBC. The Conservative Party has been dogged for weeks now with allegations that it was behind so-called robo-calls and other dirty tricks that critics says swung […]
Mar 082012
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/Robocalls+answer+Tory+servers/6255473/story.html John Ivison, National Post · Mar. 6, 2012 | Last Updated: Mar. 6, 2012 3:06 AM ET Stephen Harper and Guy Giorno, his campaign manager, have come over like T.S. Eliot’s Macavity the Cat in relation to the robocalls saga – whatever time the deed took place, they weren’t there. Both have made public […]
Mar 072012
http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/03/06/conservative-campaign-spending-records-under-elections-canada-microscope-in-robocalls-investigation/ Postmedia News Mar 6, 2012 – 9:28 AM ET | Last Updated: Mar 6, 2012 2:46 PM ET Reuters files A sign from a demonstration on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday. Elections Canada wants to know why the costs of automated calls the Tory campaign has admitted sending out never appeared in the […]
Mar 072012
The article below from the Hill Times talks about the computerized data bases used by political parties. It sounds as though there is something suspect — – A second Conservative MP has confirmed the Conservative Party provided his campaign with detailed voter identification lists . . There may not be anything NECESSARILY suspect here. It […]
Mar 052012
http://www.thestar.com/iphone/news/canada/politics/article/1140344–conservative-mps-used-top-republican-firm-during-may-election?bn=1 March 3, 2012 00:03:00 Linda Diebel National Affairs Writer Fourteen Conservative MPs signed on with a well-connected Republican company during last year’s election campaign, contrary to the party’s claims, the Star has learned. On its website, Front Porch Strategies, a “voter contact and constituency outreach” firm based in Columbus, Ohio, boasts: “In May’s federal […]
Mar 052012
This is a sampling of what our fellow citizens are saying and DOING. Scroll through. Many thanks to many of you, from all of us, for the input! Item #1, Elizabeth May, a critical piece of context that I haven’t seen in the mainstream media. Item #6, CALL IT WHAT IT IS by Jim Harris. […]
Feb 272012
Postmedia reporters Stephen Maher and Glen McGregor broke this story on Feb 23. If you want to know how “Racknine” and robo calls work, their article from the Vancouver Sun is posted at: http://sandrafinley.ca/?p=4483 You can hear Stephen Maher in the CBC interview on the programme, The House: http://www.cbc.ca/thehouse/ (go to the second listening link). […]