January 18, 2006
We're under investigation
Two dissident Conservatives - and by "dissident Conservatives", I mean people who've been working to destroy the Conservative Party ever since the PC-Alliance merger - have asked Elections Canada to investigate Blogging Tories to find out whether it contravenes federal campaign laws:
Elections Canada has been asked to investigate the Conservatives after allegations the party is overseeing a group that operates partisan on-line Web logs.
Canada’s election watchdog received a complaint yesterday from a disaffected party member who claims the Tories tried to sway political opinion in cyberspace in the leadup to, and during, the election by setting up the popular “Blogging Tories” website.
The site appears to be a coalition of like-minded individuals who have met in cyberspace to share their political opinions and express their frustrations with Paul Martin’s Liberals.
But a Victoria man, Eugene Parks, and Toronto Tory dissident Carole Jamieson allege the venture may be in contravention of the Elections Act and thirdparty financing laws. They say it may have “unduly influenced the election coverage and potentially the outcome of this campaign.”
“They’re using a third-party agency to get elected,” said Parks, a former Conservative supporter who now says he is an opponent. “It’s pure hypocrisy.”
The Liberals are trumpeting this story on their website. I am not expecting them to demand a similar investigation into this. (Maybe this, depending on whether Martin still wants them in his "progressive coalition".)
Posted by damian at January 18, 2006 01:34 PM | TrackBack