2011 Canadian Election

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Catherine Lalonde May 26th, 2012

Original French Text: http://www.ledevoir.com/societe/education/350953/anarchopanda-la-philosophie-dans-le-trottoir

For several weeks a panda mascot has been at the front lines of the student protests. This anachronistic two-toned teddy arouses and…

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This is how the 41st general election should’ve turned out if we didn’t have numerous voting irregularities and without the effects of robocalling [source] in each of the affected ridings.

The Crux: There would not be a Conservative majority government.

The NDP would still be the Official Opposition, thanks in large part to its support in Québec, the almost total collapse in support for the Bloc Québécois, and lingering indifference towards the Liberals after Adscam.

Factoring in all of the reported incidences of robocalling and its effects at the individual poll level, combined with other voting irregularities in certain ridings, it is clear that the Liberal Party was the biggest victim, losing 14 seats it shouldn’t have.  Close behind was the New Democratic Party, losing 4 seats it rightly should’ve won.  (There was no discernible effect on the fortunes of the Bloc Québécois or Green Party.)  The 18 seats the Conservative Party shouldn’t have won gave them the majority government they so desperately sought.

It is interesting to note that most of these Liberal and NDP losses took place in Ontario (especially in the Greater Toronto Area), British Columbia, Manitoba, Québec, Saskatchewan, and Nova Scotia.

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EKOS (and especially pollster Frank Graves) was severely criticized and maligned after the election for his (at the time, incorrect) seat projections.  Turns out he was much closer to what should’ve been the actual outcome than most people will give him credit for.  He was well within the margin of error.  Frank and EKOS were right all along — their prediction models saw this coming before it even happened.  Kudos.

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I’m still trying to put this together, but instead of stringing everyone along, I’m releasing just a small part of the draft report until I can fully assemble it.

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THE INSECURITY OF VOTER DATABASES – LIBERALIST VS CISM

After an analysis of the two major databases in use by the Liberal Party…

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danspeerin:

The Stephen Harper Nude Painting…

“Emperor Haute Couture (2011) by Margaret Sutherland”

Please, Please tell me this got government funding, just so I can watch the Sun News team implode.

unfuckwithable:

Sometime next week, I will hopefully be releasing my documents, emails, and phone records concerning this “RoboCall” scandal. That being said, without revealing too much, the information is incredibly damaging.

I’ve continuously been working on this for the better part of a year. I know the…

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douglashaddow:

Vikileaks, Robogeddon, Iceland and the Loonie = best week for Canadian politics in recent memory.

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shitharperdid:

Firm with Tory links traced to election day ‘robocalls’ that tried to discourage voters | National Post

mandescending:

i just had to. 

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cameronr:

(via Hello, Is your fridge running? yes? well you better not go to the polling station today! - Harper Robocall | Meme Generator)

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meme-meme:

memewhore: As always, super effective!

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cameronr:

Hey guys! I made an image macro. Feel free to join in, he’s called “Apathetic Voter”. Not the most appropriate name but the captions took a different direction when I got going.

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His death brings out the best in us to reach for a better future. Don’t forget this moment in the months to come.

genderific:

Close-ups of the Chalk 4 Jack memorials at Toronto’s Nathan Philips Square. Click on the link for more!