Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Robocalls: Thousands expected to rally across Canada to denounce robocall scandal

Thousands of Canadians are expected to attend rallies across the country today to denounce the robocall scandal.

Organizers are calling it the National Day of Action Against Election Fraud.

Rallies are planned for more than two dozen locales, including all major cities from St. John’s to Victoria.

Organizers want a full public inquiry into the robocall scandal, in which thousands of voters got phone calls directing them away from the proper polling stations in last May’s election.

Jon Allen, who’s organizing Sunday’s rally in Toronto, says the scandal has “struck a nerve” because it suggests the last election may have been stolen.

In Toronto, the rally will begin at 2:30 p.m. at Yonge-Dundas square, followed by a march to the City Hall cenotaph.

The Liberals and New Democrats accuse the Conservatives of being behind the calls — a charge Prime Minister Harper denies.

Elections Canada is reviewing more than 31,000 reports of Canadians receiving robocalls.

Original Article
Source: Star
Author: The Canadian Press

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