Share | Bookmark ContentsRelevant Articles Toronto riding’s election result tossed by judge: Conservative MP Ted Opitz’s Etobicoke Centre win overturned; party ‘disappointed’ May 18 2012 | CBC “ …Under a court order, Wrzesnewskyj’s lawyers were able to examine the ballots at 10 polling divisions, as well as poll books and electors’ lists at Elections Canada’s office in Ottawa. The test to declare the election invalid, and trigger a byelection (after any appeals are exhausted), was a finding that more than 26 ballots, the losing margin, should not have been counted. Particularly outstanding is what went on in Polling Division 31, located in a church in Etobicoke. Eighty-six people voted by registration certificate on May 2,...
Democracy & Civil Liberties
Context: Quebec Student Movement
Share | BookmarkContentsTen Points Everyone Should Know About the Quebec Student MovementFurther ReadingsTen Points Everyone Should Know About the Quebec Student Movement By: Andrew Gavin Marshall The student strikes in Quebec, which began in February and have lasted for three months, involving roughly 175,000 students in the mostly French-speaking Canadian province, have been subjected to a massive provincial and national media propaganda campaign to demonize and dismiss the students and their struggle. The following is a list of ten points that everyone should know about the student movement in Quebec to help place their struggle in its proper global context. 1. The issue is debt, not tuition 2. ...
Bill C-38 repeals the Fair Wages and Hours of Labour Act.
Share | Bookmark Originally posted here Mr. Pat Martin (Winnipeg Centre, NDP) Mr. Speaker, we keep unearthing all these little treasures hidden deep in the bowels of Bill C-38 that we did not even realize were being snuck into this omnibus bill. Now we know why they were put there and their significance. Bill C-38 repeals the Fair Wages and Hours of Labour Act. This is the construction fair wages act for the federal jurisdiction. For 100 years, we have been fighting for fair wages and working conditions for the construction industry. It is an industry with a transient workforce. Contractors and the like can exploit desperate working people in the construction industry if we do not...
History of Electoral Fraud: Conservative Senator Doug Finley
Share | BookmarkContentsDoug Finley: In the News Member of Canadian Senate Married to Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development Diane Finley Campaign manager for the Conservative Party of Canada during the 2006 and 2008 federal elections Director of Political Operations for the Conservative Party of Canada Doug Finley: In the News Conservatives drop appeal of ‘in-and-out’ ruling March 6 2012 | National Post …The civil litigation that was dropped by the Conservatives on Tuesday is related, but distinct in law, to the prosecution of the party and its fundraising arm over Elections Act offences. That case was resolved last year after the Conservative Party and the Conservative Fund Canada pleaded guilty to two reduced Elections Act offences...
The Case of Suspended Twitter Accounts
Share | Bookmark So this seems to be the conversation that has lead to the suspension of my @Min_Reyes_ Twitter account. The suspension has apparently resulted from having the account reported for sending multiple unsolicited messages to other users, in this specific case, Stephen Woodworth. It is relevant to note that one could as easily BLOCK someone on twitter. Reporting someone for spam however, results in suspension. This is a fundamental difference to keep in mind, especially when dealing with elected officials. In the context of the conversation, I would personally argue that the unsolicited messages should be understood as resulting from the lack of a meaningful answer as well as democratic debate. Assuming that the...