Robocalls Repeat For 2015?

Robocalls Repeat For 2015?

The Canadian Press  03.28.2013
OTTAWA - The chief electoral officer is warning of another wave of false or misleading telephone calls in the next election if tough new...
Robocalls: Elections Canada Wants More Power To Punish

Robocalls: Elections Canada Wants More Power To Punish

Steve Rennie, The Canadian Press  03.27.2013
OTTAWA - Tough penalties for elections-official impersonators, beefier investigative powers and more voter privacy were among the ideas...
Harper Says Misleading Tory Robocalls 'Followed The Rules'

Harper Says Misleading Tory Robocalls 'Followed The Rules'

The Canadian Press  02. 6.2013
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper is making no apologies for his party's use of deceptive robocalls to rally public opinion against...
Calling All Rogers Complainants

Calling All Rogers Complainants

01.15.2013
An investigation into allegedly misleading live and robocalls in the last federal election has turned to complainants who are Rogers customers,...

Elections Canada To Interview Tory Workers On Robocalls

01.15.2013
OTTAWA -- Elections Canada investigators have arranged to interview Conservative campaign workers on Tuesday as part of their probe into...
How to Prevent Political Scandals in 2013

How to Prevent Political Scandals in 2013

12.26.2012
The year 2012 saw some scandals in Canada. There was the exposure of the multi-million dollar Ornge Air Ambulance scandal, the Canadian...
Will Judge Toss 6 Tory MPs From Office?

Will Judge Toss 6 Tory MPs From Office?

Steve Rennie, The Canadian Press  12.17.2012
OTTAWA - The electoral fates of six Conservative MPs, once strictly the purview of Canadian voters, landed in the hands of a judge Monday...
People Reported Robocalls For Cash, Tory Lawyer Suggests

People Reported Robocalls For Cash, Tory Lawyer Suggests

Steve Rennie, The Canadian Press  12.14.2012
OTTAWA - A key piece of evidence in the robocalls legal saga is deeply flawed and should be tossed out, says a lawyer representing Conservative...
Robocall Ruling Could Cause Chaos, Tory Lawyer Warns

Robocall Ruling Could Cause Chaos, Tory Lawyer Warns

Steve Rennie, The Canadian Press  12.13.2012
OTTAWA - It speaks volumes that no Canadian voters have come forward to swear out an affidavit saying their trips to the federal ballot...
Media Bites: Everyone's Favourite Robo-Scandal Is Back for a Cameo

Media Bites: Everyone's Favourite Robo-Scandal Is Back for a Cameo

12.13.2012
Nine months ago, you could scarcely open a newspaper without reading all sorts of scary allegations about the Prime Minister's secret army...

Things Get Testy In The Robocalls Courtroom

Steve Rennie, The Canadian Press  12.12.2012
OTTAWA - The robocalls court challenge took a testy turn Wednesday over the tweets and treatment of one of its star witnesses.Conservative...
Democracy, Not Dollars, Behind Robocalls Court Case: Lawyer

Democracy, Not Dollars, Behind Robocalls Court Case: Lawyer

Steve Rennie, The Canadian Press  12.11.2012
OTTAWA - The pattern of misleading or harassing phone calls in the 2011 election campaign is a more compelling reason to overturn the results...
Robocall Complaints Were Coast To Coast

Robocall Complaints Were Coast To Coast

Jennifer Ditchburn, The Canadian Press  11.30.2012
OTTAWA - Rude calls, calls in the middle of the night, swearing and even a mysterious message from North Dakota are among the robocall...
Tory Pollster Censured For Misleading Calls

Tory Pollster Censured For Misleading Calls

Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press  11.28.2012
OTTAWA - A Conservative pollster has been censured by the market research industry's watchdog for conducting a misinformation campaign...