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Defeated MP suspected dirty tricks used elsewhere

CBC | Posted 04.29.2012 | Canada

A former Toronto MP who lost a razor-thin election contest in Etobicoke Centre last year says he is not surprised to hear of claims that ...

Tories Accused Of Republican Tactics In Robocalls Scandal

CBC | Posted 04.29.2012 | Canada Politics

Even as MPs unanimously passed a motion calling on politicians of all stripes to give Elections Canada and the RCMP any information on fr...

Harper Will Keep Playing Dirty, So Long as we Let Him

Zach Paikin | Posted 04.29.2012 | Canada
Zach Paikin

Robocalls are just the latest example of what Canadians have let the Tories get away with. The tragic lesson of modern Canadian politics is clear: Parliamentary crime pays. The Conservative party won its majority by gambling that Canadians didn't care about what goes on the Ottawa bubble. Harper's gamble paid off.

Harper Conquers Canada, One Robocall at a Time

Jim Harris | Posted 04.28.2012 | Canada
Jim Harris

This robocall scandal is not just about some inconvenient phone calls, it's about subverting our democracy and altering the outcome of the election. And it's about Harper remaking Canada in his own image.

Robocalls Scandal Takes House By Storm

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 02.27.2012 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper tried to distance himself from accusations Monday that his Conservative Party was responsible for widespread ...

MPs agree to report illegal phone tactics

CBC | Posted 04.28.2012 | Canada Politics

The House of Commons voted unanimously Monday to adopt a motion calling on all MPs "to provide Elections Canada and the Royal Canadian Mo...

MacKay: No Need For More Robocall Investigation

CBC | Posted 02.27.2012 | Canada Politics

The Conservative Party does not need to look into "robocalls" made during the last federal election any further, Defence Minister Peter MacKay says. ...

Robocalls an isolated incident, says Peter MacKay

CBC | Posted 04.28.2012 | Canada

The Conservative Party does not need to look into "robocalls" made during the last federal election any further, Defence Minister Peter M...

Deceptive Calls Suspected In More Ridings

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 04.27.2012 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - The robocall controversy appears to be broadening, with opposition parties claiming the number of ridings affected by voter-suppression calls...

Liberals Say Robocalls Part Of Tory Misinformation Campaign

CBC | Posted 04.26.2012 | Canada Politics

Interim Liberal Leader Bob Rae claims reports of "robocalls" and voter suppression tactics contributed to the defeat of Liberal candidate...

Fake Liberal Phone Calls In 2011 Election?

www.canada.com | Posted 04.25.2012 | Canada Politics

An analysis of reports of mysterious harassing phone calls during the May 2011 election points to the existence of a systematic voter suppression camp...

Conservative staffer resigns amid 'robocalls' probe

CBC | Posted 04.25.2012 | Canada

A Conservative staffer has resigned following reports that Elections Canada is investigating fake election day phone calls used to keep v...

Althia Raj

Tory Staffer With Ties To Guelph Riding Fired

HuffingtonPost.com | Althia Raj | Posted 02.24.2012 | Canada Politics

Michael Sona, a young Conservative parliamentary staffer who worked on the federal election campaign in Guelph, Ontario, has been let go, The Huffingt...

Robocalls to trick voters draw opposition fire

CBC | Posted 04.24.2012 | Canada

The Conservatives defended themselves Thursday over links to a company used to make fraudulent phone calls that sent some voters to the w...

Harper On Deceptive Robocalls: It Wasn't Me

CP | Joan Bryden and Steve Rennie, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.24.2012 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper insists the Conservative party had nothing to do with a dirty tricks campaign aimed at discouraging opposition ...

Tories Say Alleged Election Crank Call Was Mistake

CP | Jennifer Ditchburn, The Canadian Press | Posted 02.19.2012 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - The Conservative Party of Canada says there's a honest explanation for why it directed an Ontario woman to vote at the wrong polling station ...

Were You Manipulated By Voter Supression?

Hon. Carolyn Bennett | Posted 12.20.2011 | Canada Politics
Hon. Carolyn Bennett

I believe that there is a concerted campaign by right-wing parties to do everything in their power to reduce the voter turnout. Negative advertising fuels the flames of cynicism and voters stay home.

"Who Gassed You Today, Dad?" One Man's Memory of Street Protests

Raymond Heard | Posted 12.04.2011 | Canada
Raymond Heard

The essential difference between Occupy Wall Street and street protests a generation ago is that the latter were for human rights and peace, whereas the motive of the former is mainly economic. Given that history can repeat itself as farce and tragedy, here are some recollections of the high points of the American protests.