Putting faces to the election fraud story

Duffy has the great misfortune of looking like a caricature of what it turns out he is.  Wallin is less porcine in appearance but still holds looks like someone who believes she is better than others, naturally entitled to perks and law breaking activities.

For many people, it is easier to relate to a story and to stay interested in it when it has a face.

I believe this is part of the reason why the PMO/Senate stories are getting so much attention, while the more serious issue of election fraud is scarcely mentioned.  In fact, some people seem to think that the matter is resolved because a judge made a ruling and no charges were laid.

Charges were not laid because it wasn’t that kind of a case.

The Council of Canadians launched a lawsuit to ask for by-elections to be ordered in seven ridings where complaints were received and where Conservatives had won by slim margins.   Judge Mosley ruled that there was no proof that robocalls changed the outcome in those ridings so he dismissed the case.

He did, however rule  “that electoral fraud had indeed been committed by Conservatives in six ridings across Canada.”

So the story isn’t over, the matter is not resolved.  The election results in the ridings in question are, for now, to stand, but there is now a clear ruling that election fraud has been committed.

What does the law do when fraud has been committed?  It investigates, finds who committed the fraud, and charges them.

We know that the current elected government will not order an investigation into anything that could make them look bad unless the public outcry is so loud and constant that it causes them to drop sharply in the polls.  We know that other bodies, like the RCMP also act more quickly under public pressure.

Not all the pressure from the opposition will make a bit of difference if the issue is not picked up and repeated over and over by the press and makes its way into the daily discourse of many, many Canadians.

So with all of that in mind, here are some of the faces of this election fraud story:

 

Joyce Bateman

Kelly Block

John Duncan

Ryan Leef

 

Lawrence Toet

 Joe Daniel

Were they knowing participants in the election fraud which occurred in their ridings?  Only a criminal investigation can help answer that although they should know what their campaign is up to, and they are responsible for how it is run.

Did those ridings, and others all across Canada simultaneously and independently engage in election fraud?  Not likely, not remotely reasonable to think so.

And who is it that sets the tone for a party to believe that committing fraud to win an election is not only fine, but encouraged?

This guy:

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Whether or not harper had direct knowledge or direct involvement in the election fraud , he still set the tone.  He’s the leader, and he is responsible for what those under his leadership do.