Why voter suppression case isn’t all wrapped up with a nice little bow for the Conservatives

Published August 14, 2014

So is the voter suppression case dating back to the 2011 federal election all wrapped up with a nice little bow for the Conservative Party of Canada? On Thursday, former junior party staffer Michael Sona, 25, was convicted of one charge of electoral fraud under the Elections Canada for his part in placing misleading robocalls […]

Is Pierre Poilievre helping Pierre Poutine?

Published April 4, 2014

Ever since the 2011 federal election, the Conservative Party has not been able to crack the case of fraudulent robocalls. The calls were orchestrated by party operative(s) likely using the internal party database to send non-conservative voters in Guelph to the wrong polling stations on election day. On Friday, Canadians were reminded that Elections Canada’s voter suppression […]

The ultimate list of quotes on why the Unfair Elections Act is dangerous

Published April 3, 2014

The complaints against the Conservative government’s Unfair Elections Act just keep mounting. And in the face of the barrage, Pierre Poilievre, the Minister for Democratic Reform, continues to defend the bill, even calling it “terrific.” Here’s the truth about this “terrific” bill, courtesy of measured bureaucrats, electoral experts and scholars. What Elections Canada says: On […]

Elections Canada speaks truth to power: the Marc Mayrand remix

Published March 8, 2014

No wonder the Conservatives used parliamentary procedural shenanigans this week to try to thwart the testimony of the head of Elections Canada Marc Mayrand, Chief Electoral Officer of Elections Canada, delivered a detailed and devastating critique of the government’s proposed elections law. “He told MPs that the bill would create a loophole that will allow […]

Tories outdo themselves in trying to silence Elections Canada chief

Published March 6, 2014

It’s usually hard to get people excited about Parliamentary procedural shenanigans, but the Harper government managed to do that on Thursday with a move called “sleazy” and “scandalous.” The Conservatives appeared to be bending over backwards to keep Chief Electoral Officer Marc Mayrand from testifying for 90 minutes at a House of Commons committee about […]

Preston Manning calls on government to unmuzzle Elections Canada in election act

Published March 1, 2014

Conservative movement stalwart Preston Manning on Saturday called on the government to drop provisions in their election act that curtail the ability of Elections Canada to promote voting. Speaking at the Manning Networking Conference, Manning said all the parties should come together to fix the bill, now before the House of Commons, “to strengthen and […]