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Phillip Hong
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Disbandment.
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That's the penalty Thailand enforces upon political parties when they gravely violate election laws
(despite how circumstantial their approaches can be).
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In such a modern country like ours, why are voters being misled into thinking that Elections Canada
had abruptly moved their poll, in a bid (by some yet to be determined party) to restrict ballots
from being rightfully cast?
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How are these "robocalls" such a grace offence, you ask? The Canada Elections Act states:
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"No person shall inside or outside Canada... willfully prevent or endeavour to prevent an elector
from voting at an election."
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Canada Elections Act (2000), section 281(g)
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No matter who originated with this type of campaigning, it is not only wrong, it's unethical. This
activity might have robbed an opposition party their vote, or the government a clear confirmation
of power.
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Elections Canada is an entity that people trust immensely for many good reasons - it's a body of
people born to see over the Canadian democratic process in a capacity that is more important than
the political parties and candidates that are involved.
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Every election, it employs people of a multitude of stripes and creeds, to oversee a process that
is more vast and vital to our governance than we credit.
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Sure, people shouldn't automatically trust who calls them, but this act could very well be a case
of identity theft.
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We lock guilty criminals in jail for defrauding others. Why aren't these people being brought to
justice when they're essentially stealing the identity of Elections Canada?
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I for one believe that robocalls of this nature are a great disservice to the electorate. No matter
who initiated them, we as citizens have been defrauded from our right to govern ourselves if every
willing elector had not been able to cast their ballots.
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Canada has been under responsible government for many decades. How responsible will it be if our
politicians hang loose?
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If a political party, any party, is held guilty of being involved in these acts, they should be
disbanded regardless of affiliation. Like a faked fall in a soccer game, a party that can't win
fairly should face the consequences for putting their selfish interests over the will of the
people.
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Phillip Hong, a resident within suburban Toronto, is an avid tourist. Check
out the interesting experiences of his journeys on The Travelling
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