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Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:00:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/31/voters-who-tried-to-overturn-2011-election-results-wont-go-to-supreme-court/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/31/voters-who-tried-to-overturn-2011-election-results-wont-go-to-supreme-court/#comments Fri, 31 May 2013 14:07:43 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=390185 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/31/voters-who-tried-to-overturn-2011-election-results-wont-go-to-supreme-court/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – A group of voters who sought to overturn election results in six... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/29/parties-mps-and-telemarketer-face-hefty-robocalls-fines-from-crtc/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/29/parties-mps-and-telemarketer-face-hefty-robocalls-fines-from-crtc/#comments Wed, 29 May 2013 15:48:23 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=389210 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/29/parties-mps-and-telemarketer-face-hefty-robocalls-fines-from-crtc/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – The CRTC has slapped four political parties, two MPs and a telemarketing... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/29/in-other-news-election-fraud-voter-suppression-and-illegal-robocalls/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/29/in-other-news-election-fraud-voter-suppression-and-illegal-robocalls/#comments Wed, 29 May 2013 15:34:52 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=389190 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/29/in-other-news-election-fraud-voter-suppression-and-illegal-robocalls/feed/ 0 This month just keeps getting better http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/27/robocall-court-ruling-should-bolster-reform-former-elections-canada-chief/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/27/robocall-court-ruling-should-bolster-reform-former-elections-canada-chief/#comments Mon, 27 May 2013 18:47:44 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=388358 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/27/robocall-court-ruling-should-bolster-reform-former-elections-canada-chief/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – The former head of Elections Canada says a toughly worded Federal Court... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/24/federal-court-upholds-2011-election-results-in-robocall-ridings/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/24/federal-court-upholds-2011-election-results-in-robocall-ridings/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 11:00:39 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=387408 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/24/federal-court-upholds-2011-election-results-in-robocall-ridings/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Fraud was definitely a factor in the rash of misleading robocalls that... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/how-not-to-clean-up-elections/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/how-not-to-clean-up-elections/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:17:50 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=372986 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/17/how-not-to-clean-up-elections/feed/ 0 Legislation to fight fraudulent calls is now seven months past due http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/16/long-awaited-electoral-reform-bill-to-be-introduced-on-thursday/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/16/long-awaited-electoral-reform-bill-to-be-introduced-on-thursday/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:54:21 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=372680 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/16/long-awaited-electoral-reform-bill-to-be-introduced-on-thursday/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – The Harper government will introduce electoral reform legislation on Thursday. Tim Uppal,... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/campaign-worker-in-guelph-faces-first-charge-in-2011-election-robocalls-affair/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/campaign-worker-in-guelph-faces-first-charge-in-2011-election-robocalls-affair/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:12:41 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=367475 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/campaign-worker-in-guelph-faces-first-charge-in-2011-election-robocalls-affair/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – A junior Conservative campaign worker in Guelph, Ont., has been charged under... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/two-companies-face-hefty-fines-from-telecom-regulator-over-robocalls/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/two-companies-face-hefty-fines-from-telecom-regulator-over-robocalls/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:42:35 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=367423 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/04/02/two-companies-face-hefty-fines-from-telecom-regulator-over-robocalls/feed/ 0 GATINEAU, Que. – Canada’s telecommunications regulator has fined two companies over their telemarketing practices.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/elections-chief-fears-repeat-of-robocalls-episode-without-new-rules-by-2014/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/elections-chief-fears-repeat-of-robocalls-episode-without-new-rules-by-2014/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:11:57 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365677 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/28/elections-chief-fears-repeat-of-robocalls-episode-without-new-rules-by-2014/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – The chief electoral officer is warning of another wave of false or... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/27/report-elections-canadas-report-on-deceptive-communications-with-electors/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/27/report-elections-canadas-report-on-deceptive-communications-with-electors/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:13:15 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=365297 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/27/report-elections-canadas-report-on-deceptive-communications-with-electors/feed/ 0 On Wednesday after Question Period, Elections Canada tabled its report on robocalls. More of... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/06/conservative-robocalls-within-normal-electoral-review-process-says-harper/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/06/conservative-robocalls-within-normal-electoral-review-process-says-harper/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 01:25:26 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=347534 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/02/06/conservative-robocalls-within-normal-electoral-review-process-says-harper/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Prime Minister Stephen Harper is making no apologies for his party’s use... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/29/yet-another-years-federal-politics-in-12-chapters/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/29/yet-another-years-federal-politics-in-12-chapters/#comments Sat, 29 Dec 2012 18:44:59 +0000 John Geddes http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=332258 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/12/29/yet-another-years-federal-politics-in-12-chapters/feed/ 0 A search for coherence at the closing of the year http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/30/elections-canada-investigators-detail-nationwide-rude-aggressive-election-calls/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/30/elections-canada-investigators-detail-nationwide-rude-aggressive-election-calls/#comments Sat, 01 Dec 2012 04:00:04 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=322227 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/30/elections-canada-investigators-detail-nationwide-rude-aggressive-election-calls/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – Rude calls, calls in the middle of the night, swearing and even... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/30/how-many-pierre-poutines-are-out-there/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/30/how-many-pierre-poutines-are-out-there/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 13:00:30 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=321698 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/30/how-many-pierre-poutines-are-out-there/feed/ 0 Glen McGregor and Stephen Maher review the latest numbers from Elections Canada. Dickson writes... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/09/the-difficult-fight-against-election-fraud/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/09/the-difficult-fight-against-election-fraud/#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2012 20:08:35 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=313540 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/09/the-difficult-fight-against-election-fraud/feed/ 0 Elections Canada released a discussion paper this week that explained the challenges of cracking... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/11/we-appreciate-any-contribution-you-might-make/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/11/we-appreciate-any-contribution-you-might-make/#comments Tue, 11 Sep 2012 15:21:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=292149 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/11/we-appreciate-any-contribution-you-might-make/feed/ 0 Pat Martin now has a legal defence fund in his name to help him... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/28/documents-show-elections-canada-is-not-investigating-robocalls-outside-guelph/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/28/documents-show-elections-canada-is-not-investigating-robocalls-outside-guelph/#comments Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:45:55 +0000 admin http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=286666 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/28/documents-show-elections-canada-is-not-investigating-robocalls-outside-guelph/feed/ 0 Allegations are widespread, but investigation into the robocalls scandal is narrower http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/24/i-take-full-responsibility-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/24/i-take-full-responsibility-2/#comments Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:21:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=286047 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/24/i-take-full-responsibility-2/feed/ 0 The CRTC has fined the Liberal riding association in Guelph for an inappropriate robocall... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/21/court-records-say-complaints-doubled-to-1394-specific-occurrences/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/21/court-records-say-complaints-doubled-to-1394-specific-occurrences/#comments Tue, 21 Aug 2012 20:49:40 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=285199 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/21/court-records-say-complaints-doubled-to-1394-specific-occurrences/feed/ 0 The number of complaints about fraudulent or misleading telephone calls in last year's federal election has almost doubled, according to court documents filed by the Commissioner of Canada Elections. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/20/conservatives-fail-to-block-election-results-review/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/20/conservatives-fail-to-block-election-results-review/#comments Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:14:26 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=275865 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/20/conservatives-fail-to-block-election-results-review/feed/ 0 The Federal Court will see the challenge to results of several close ridings from... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/07/the-commons-whatever-dean-del-mastro-did-somebody-somewhere-probably-did-something-worse/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/07/the-commons-whatever-dean-del-mastro-did-somebody-somewhere-probably-did-something-worse/#comments Thu, 07 Jun 2012 21:44:10 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=265229 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/07/the-commons-whatever-dean-del-mastro-did-somebody-somewhere-probably-did-something-worse/feed/ 0 Duly, Del Mastro did stand to speak both for, and of himself http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/25/wanton-or-officious-intermeddling/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/25/wanton-or-officious-intermeddling/#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 16:08:36 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=261390 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/25/wanton-or-officious-intermeddling/feed/ 0 Under attack from the Conservative party, the Council of Canadians maintains its perspective. Council... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/04/elections-canada-says-conservative-campaign-workers-ip-address-was-used-for-robocalls/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/04/elections-canada-says-conservative-campaign-workers-ip-address-was-used-for-robocalls/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 20:55:57 +0000 Gustavo Vieira http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257188 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/04/elections-canada-says-conservative-campaign-workers-ip-address-was-used-for-robocalls/feed/ 0 Elections Canada investigators believe the same IP address used to send misleading robocalls to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/a-study-in-voter-suppression/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/a-study-in-voter-suppression/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:09:59 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=254524 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/a-study-in-voter-suppression/feed/ 0 As part of its challenge to the election results in seven ridings, the Council... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/19/what-happened-in-thunder-bay/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/19/what-happened-in-thunder-bay/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:30:38 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=253311 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/19/what-happened-in-thunder-bay/feed/ 0 As part of its challenge to the election results in seven ridings, the Council... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/17/the-hunt-for-pierre-poutine-comes-up-blank/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/17/the-hunt-for-pierre-poutine-comes-up-blank/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:42:09 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=252903 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/17/the-hunt-for-pierre-poutine-comes-up-blank/feed/ 0 Glen McGregor and Stephen Maher uncover a new twist. Nearly a year after the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/17/robocall-probe-spreads-to-conservative-hq-source/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/17/robocall-probe-spreads-to-conservative-hq-source/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:32:54 +0000 Richard Warnica http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=252724 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/17/robocall-probe-spreads-to-conservative-hq-source/feed/ 0 Elections Canada investigators have spread their robocall probe to Conservative Party headquarters, according to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/16/and-now-a-word-from-pat-martin-4/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/16/and-now-a-word-from-pat-martin-4/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:51:03 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=252629 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/16/and-now-a-word-from-pat-martin-4/feed/ 0 Having previously clarified his remarks about Campaign Research and apologized for his statements about... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/30/robocalls-scandal-touches-pretty-much-the-whole-country-elections-canada-chief/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/30/robocalls-scandal-touches-pretty-much-the-whole-country-elections-canada-chief/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:35:57 +0000 David Newland http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=249741 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/30/robocalls-scandal-touches-pretty-much-the-whole-country-elections-canada-chief/feed/ 0 Appearing before a House of Commons committee on the same day that most reporters... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/29/by-the-numbers-4/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/29/by-the-numbers-4/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:33:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=249399 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/29/by-the-numbers-4/feed/ 0 Marc Mayrand told the procedure and House affairs committee today that Elections Canada had... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/29/marc-mayrand-testifies/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/29/marc-mayrand-testifies/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:25:49 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=249279 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/29/marc-mayrand-testifies/feed/ 0 The chief electoral officer is presently appearing at the committee on procedure and House... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/28/put-another-quarter-in-the-swear-jar/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/28/put-another-quarter-in-the-swear-jar/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:24:50 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=248951 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/28/put-another-quarter-in-the-swear-jar/feed/ 0 Shortly before Question Period, the NDP’s David Christopherson stood to note that the Conservatives... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/27/redo-the-election/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/27/redo-the-election/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:43:11 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=248612 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/27/redo-the-election/feed/ 0 The Council of Canadians is challenging the election result in seven ridings. The voter... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/26/the-bi-partisan-pierre-poutine/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/26/the-bi-partisan-pierre-poutine/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:59:06 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=248420 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/26/the-bi-partisan-pierre-poutine/feed/ 0 Amid this weekend’s NDP convention frenzy, Glen McGregor and Stephen Maher uncovered a new... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/21/save-us-your-excellency/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/21/save-us-your-excellency/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 21:27:46 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=247094 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/21/save-us-your-excellency/feed/ 0 Rick Mercer rants and calls on the Governor General.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/21/were-happy-with-people-choosing-whatever-name-they-like/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/21/were-happy-with-people-choosing-whatever-name-they-like/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:52:28 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=247009 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/21/were-happy-with-people-choosing-whatever-name-they-like/feed/ 0 The mystery employee at RackNine turns out to be some guy. Mr. Minuesa issued... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/20/pierre-poutine-meet-rick-mcknight/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/20/pierre-poutine-meet-rick-mcknight/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:30:41 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=246724 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/20/pierre-poutine-meet-rick-mcknight/feed/ 0 The company that Pierre Poutine used to make his robocalls would seem to employ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/19/robocall-big-or-small/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/19/robocall-big-or-small/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:15:18 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=246500 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/19/robocall-big-or-small/feed/ 0 The Globe reports that phone records were leaked by unnamed Conservatives for the purpose... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/16/pierre-poutine-goes-provincewide/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/16/pierre-poutine-goes-provincewide/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 19:25:13 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=246407 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/16/pierre-poutine-goes-provincewide/feed/ 0 John Ivison traces Pierre Poutine to a variety of Ontario area codes. The call... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/16/the-hunt-for-pierre-poutine/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/16/the-hunt-for-pierre-poutine/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:30:14 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=246257 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/16/the-hunt-for-pierre-poutine/feed/ 0 The CBC thinks it has detected a pattern. An investigation by CBC News has... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/15/robocalls-is-too-big-an-operation-for-just-one-poutine-loving-man/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/15/robocalls-is-too-big-an-operation-for-just-one-poutine-loving-man/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:44:33 +0000 Gustavo Vieira http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=245994 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/15/robocalls-is-too-big-an-operation-for-just-one-poutine-loving-man/feed/ 0 It seems another chapter is about to unfold in the ongoing Robocall saga. On... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/14/elections-canada-pouring-over-conservatives-constituency-information-management-system-in-search-for-pierre-poutine/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/14/elections-canada-pouring-over-conservatives-constituency-information-management-system-in-search-for-pierre-poutine/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:48:09 +0000 Alex Ballingall http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=245567 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/14/elections-canada-pouring-over-conservatives-constituency-information-management-system-in-search-for-pierre-poutine/feed/ 0 Everyone wants to know who is behind the mysterious Pierre Poutine character at the... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/14/tory-operatives-to-the-brainstormery/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/14/tory-operatives-to-the-brainstormery/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:52:01 +0000 Scott Feschuk http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=244437 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/14/tory-operatives-to-the-brainstormery/feed/ 0 FESCHUK: Subverting voters won’t be so easy in 2015. Maybe that’s why the PM has been practising hypnosis. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/13/disclosure-contest/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/13/disclosure-contest/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:46:13 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=245506 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/13/disclosure-contest/feed/ 0 The Liberals say they have now “proactively” provided Elections Canada with documentation of its...