Michael Sona’s Bid for Bail
Weeks ago, justice was served when Michael Sona was sentenced to nine months in jail and a year of probation for attempting to prevent voters from casting ballots during the 2011 federal election. As Judge Gary...
Sona Sentence Still to Come
How much time should Michael Sona spend in jail for his involvement in the robocalls scandal that headlined the 2011 federal election? It depends on whom you ask. Sona is guilty of wilfully preventing or endeav...
Dean Del Mastro, El Maestro, Conducts Classic Defence
Dean Del Mastro, formerly Stephen Harper’s main man, is on the ropes. It’s worth repeating because it’s painfully true. On Thursday, as the Crown lambasted Del Mastro for the last time during his trial for exce...
10 Election Strategies For Michael Sona That Aren’t Felonies
Michael Sona was recently found guilty of hiring a firm to place 6,700 robocalls to Guelph voters in order to lead them to the wrong polling station. Only problem? The candidate he was backing still lost. So Mi...
Michael Sona Guilty of 6,700 Fraudulent Robocalls in Guelph
Michael Sona has been found guilty of a single count under the Elections Act, for "wilfully preventing or endeavouring to prevent an elector from voting," or, in layman's terms, calling 6,700 non-Conservatives...
The Robocall Trial: Michael Sona and Andrew Prescott’s Immunity
Michael Sona, a former Conservative campaign worker in the riding of Guelph, this morning begins his second day on trial for "wilfully preventing or endeavouring to prevent an elector from voting," or, for the ...
Does the Fair Elections Act Invalidate Canada’s Observers in Ukraine Elections?
“Canada is a world leader in helping to promote democracy and good governance in Ukraine.”
- Stephen Harper
When Parliament passed the Fair Elections Act Tuesday night, Canada became a beacon of demo...
Reforming Our Democracy, One Robocall at a Time
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On February 4, 2014, Minister of Democratic Reform Pierre Poilievre introduced the Fair Elections Act: an act to ensure that Canadians enjoy ...