Stephen Harper Breaks Election Rules

Stephen Harper breaks election rules, campaigns on radio on election day. May 2, 2011 12:36:00 PM

Sections 480 to 499 of the Elections Canada Act detail prohibited activites by candidates during the imposed media blackout on election day in Canada.
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http://www.examiner.com/canada-headlines-in-canada/stephen-harper-breaks-elec...
http://www.cknw.com/Channels/Reg/News/TheBillGoodShow.aspx
In an interview this morning with Bill Good on CKNW in Vancouver, Stephen Harper openly campaigned for the Conservative Party of Canada, asking listeners to "vote Conservative" in defiance of Elections Canada rules and regulations that state no campaigning may be done during the media blackout on election day.

During the interview Stephen Harper contravined the Elections Canada Act by stating that "It is certain that I will vote, and I encourage all other people to vote, and I encourage people to do the same as me and vote Conservative."

The host of the CKNW call in radio show, Bill Good, was quick to reply to listeners that "We encourage you to vote too, but we encourage you to vote whichever way you feel is appropriate."

Sections 480 to 499 of the Elections Canada Act detail prohibited activites by candidates during the imposed media blackout on election day in Canada.

Sections 480 to 499 of the Canada Elections Act list the offence provisions, categorized according to whether intent is required, and the burden of proof required to prosecute them. Offences include:

• illegally attempting to influence the vote of an elector or the results of an election
• illegally hampering or delaying the electoral process
• contravening the limits and obligations set out for contributions and expenses, including circumventing, attempting to circumvent or colluding in circumventing the rules for ineligible contributors, for concealing a contributor's identity and for exceeding contribution limits
• contravening the limits and obligations set out for third party election advertising
• publishing the results of an election opinion poll during the blackout period or without the accompanying information required by the Act
• election advertising during the blackout period
• prematurely publishing election results
• partisan action by an election officer
• using personal information from a voters list or from the National Register of Electors for unauthorized purposes
• acting as an officer of a registered political party while knowing that the party does not include participating in public affairs among its essential objectives
• as a party leader, certifying a declaration or report while knowing that the document contains false or misleading information
• accepting or soliciting contributions for a political entity while representing to the contributor that part or all of the contribution could be transferred to some person or entity other than the registered party, candidate, leadership contestant or electoral district association
• failure to register (referendum committee)

This breach of the Elections Canada Act also comes on the heels of alleged voter fraud in swing ridings at risk of losing Conservative control, as voters are being telephoned in these sensitive ridings and falsely being informed that their polling stations have been changed. In some cases voters have been sent as far as one hour away from where they are supposed to be voting by these fraudulant calls.

The Canadian Headlines Examiner on Examiner.com said that "Reports are coming in from key swing ridings in Ontario and other other provinces that voters are being called at home with false information that their voting locations have changed, and in some instances sending voters an hour in the wrong direction" in regards to the voter tampering reports.

If found guilty of breaching the Elections Canada Act, Stephen Harper could face one or all of the following penalties as stipulated by Elections Canada.

If a judge finds a person guilty of an offence, the person may receive a fine or a period of imprisonment, or both. Under section 501 of the Act, the Court may also impose additional penalties, such as:

• performing community service
• performing the obligation that gave rise to the offence
• compensating for damages, or any other reasonable measure the Court considers appropriate
• a fine of up to five times the election advertising expenses limit exceeded by a third party
• with respect to certain offences, the deregistration of a party and liquidation of its assets, and the liquidation of the assets of the party's registered associations
Complaints and reports regarding this breach of the Elections Canada Act may be reported to the Commissioner of Canada Elections by email at commissionersoffice@elections.ca.

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[manwello15]

We need to hit the streets hard about this!

This is another slap in the face to all Canadians who follow the laws of this land.

How many laws and rules are we going to allow this clown to break and get away with?

For Pete's sakes Canadians grow a freaking brain in your skull and think!

Good upload Steeper, you da man!

[trishthestalker]

As if being found in contempt of parliament wasn't enough. I cannot support a Prime Minister and party that show such blatant disregard for the rules when it suits them.

[kinpuma]

This is despicable. If we can't even have a PM who follows the rules, how can he justify himself and his cronies as to tell us to do the same? Pathetic.

[willig696969]

I was listening to a Toronto radio station, CFRB 1010 am, at approx. 12:35 on election day. According to the shows host Mike Bullard, MR. Stephen Harper requested to call in to talk on Mike's noon hour show. He was campaigning throughout his call to the station. You can hear it/download it for yourself at Mike Bullard's section on the radio stations website. The podcast was posted 5/2/2011 3:00:00 PM

[Zxceelxuz]

@camlpg I fully agree. You just misread a comment where the guy responding to me claims it's ok because he was being vague about it.

[camlpg]

@Zxceelxuz Harper explicitly states to go and vote for a conservative candidate, is this not campaigning? When a registered candidate in a federal election says vote for me in a public place or venue(ie. radio show) he/she is campaigning.

[camlpg]

@dubblestein We, as good law abiding citizens of Canada, must not allow any politician from any political party to get away with the electoral fraud that has been committed in this election of 2011. Harper spilled the beans on this radio program that he is a cheater. CBC reported anonymous phone calls to voters in ridings in ON, MAN, and BC to change polling stations. Also, reports in AB that non-Canadian citizens sent voter cards to go and vote - more evidence of cheating.

[camlpg]

Harper goes to an Alliance church in Ottawa and Calgary. What does God have to say about a cheater and a liar?

[camlpg]

@fry5496 I have my census form now I will have to decide what to do with it. Not sure, mail it to false PMO office.

[EssiacHempLaetrile2]

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Rick Simpson

[dubblestein]

This seems like another attempt by the nwo to 1. Separate Quebec from Canada. 2. Rape Canada of it's natural resources(which their doing now) 3. Force us into single north american dollar. 4. Connect James Bay to Great lakes(flooding vast areas) with precious water. 5. Make money off aging population through Heath at 2014 deadline(remember that date) 6. Continue to get robbed by a sinister Queen. That's just for starters. Harper is puppet scum!