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Originally Posted by GP_Matt
I don't want to defend robocalling either because I don't like getting the calls. But if you ban robocalling it will hurt the smaller and upstart parties a lot more than the major parties. Robocalling is a quick cheap way for a new/small party to get their message out there.
Slava, do you really think that the calls in Guelph affected the outcome of the election or are you just fanning the flames?
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I don't know whether the robocalls in Guelph changed the outcome (the Liberals won that seat), but there were hundreds of calls across Canada. In the robocall thread someone posted an affadvait which is pretty compelling evidence if its legit (I have no idea whether it is, but it was reported by a few news outlets).
To me though, no party should be engaging in this kind of behaviour. Whether it affects the outcome isn't the test in my opinion. Maybe they "only" caused a few hundred people not to vote....but that is inexcuseable to me and a non-defence.
That's like saying "I only took a little bit, so its not a big deal." I know that this is hard line, but I think that you might as well help yourself to as much as you like and just call yourself a thief in that case.