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Originally Posted by c.t.ner
I agree that the most serious issue here is the calls that were made in the name of Elections Canada, which were deliberate attempts to disrupt voters.
But some of the other calls, where someone not associated with a campaign blatantly attempting to harass potential voters deserves consideration in the context of the whole conversation. It's a false pretense and if left unchecked sets a bad precedent for elections moving forward.
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Totally agree with your second paragraph, but it is a different issue. Those types of calls are in the same vein as removing your opponents campaign material from the mailbox as you drop yours in, stealing or defacing campaign signs, and telling people that your opponent is a big meanie and smells funny - or worse posting your opponents divorce paperwork online. Dirty tricks sure, but every single party does them. Every. Single. One. For the opposition to suggest that people were called by someone identifying themselves as calling on behalf of the Conservative Party and they called at dinner and had a funny accent - ergo the Conseratives used dirty tricks to steal the election is beyond the pale.