You would think that such a significant resistance from the law community might have an effect on the Regime’s thinking, but don’t count on it. The goal is the full…
What’s in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet; Act II, Scene ii, Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare The Athabasca tar…
Of course the so-called budget bill, stuffed to the gills with non-budgetary items as such, has multiple political purposes, but one of them is clearly to limit dissenting voices within…
Some Key Areas Where Neoliberal Policy Undermines both the Industrial Economy and Canadian Democracy Under the Harper Regime, the investor class is constantly being protected at the expense of the…
“Fascism creeps; and one of its hallmarks is that by the time you realize you’re in it, it’s too late to do anything about it.” We see where things are…
As someone who is a regular visitor to Cuba and has seen both the good and bad of its society through friends that we visit there, I know that it…
Canadians are penniless. Love the penny. Hate the penny. Regardless of your feelings on the penny… sure, the penny’s days were numbered, but now that the penny is on its…
The Harper government says, “Thomas Mulcair is an opportunist whose tax agenda, blind ambition and divisive personality would put Canadian families and their jobs at risk.” Really? I say, “Stephen…
On March 25, 2011, the House of Commons passed a motion of non-confidence by a vote of 156 to 145. And with that, Stephen Harper and his Conservative Cabinet were…
FACT: Only the Harper government can call for a judicial inquiry into the Robocalls Scandal… and that ain’t gonna happen, Canada! Would you like a Royal Commission to investigate the…
Deny, deny, deny, deny, deny! Drag through the courts — on the Canadian taxpayers’ dime — for 5.5 years! And then… The Conservative Party of Canada admitted to illegal campaign…
I maintain that if even one voter in these ridings was intimidated/misdirected/misinformed by these robocalls — that’s one too many! These robocalls are grounds “for a f*cking huge investigation”! The…
An investigation by CBC News has turned up voters all over Canada who say the reason they got robocalls sending them to fictitious polling stations was that they had revealed…
REPEAT AFTER ME: An issue-based call is not a voter suppression call. An issue-based call, setting out where stood on the issue — of Abortion — is not remotely the…
FACT: The Conservative Party of Canada is the only party presently being investigated for robocalls made during the last election. FACT: The Conservative Party of Canada was named in the…
An update to the continuing Robocon Scandal… Former Conservative Party of Canada/Harper government staffer, Michael Sona, has broken his silence and is denying any involvement in the robocalls that misdirected/misinformed…
It started off with just a few robocalls… Now, it seems that there were thousands of robocalls and/or live calls designed to misinform/misdirect/insult/intimidate, etc. certain Canadian voters and these robocalls…
Hi Ho! Hi Ho! It’s Off To Court We Go! Or do we? PART 20 of the Canada Elections Act discusses Contested Elections: Means of contestation 522. (1) The validity…
Robocalls A pre-recorded message with a female voice, in both French and English, claimed to be calling on behalf of Elections Canada. This message directed voters in ridings across the…
It’s important to make a moral distinction between the actions of Vikileaks30 and Anonymous – the latter’s actions clearly constituting an overt and hostile threat – instead of lumping them…
