Occupy Canada 16 mins · There are now 31 actions across Canada TODAY for the Let People Vote! national day of action against the Harper conservatives Unfair Elections Act. SHARE! Find an event near you @ leadnow.ca/let-people-vote/ Communities across Canada are coordinating a national day of action on March 25th, at Conservative MP offices and support locations, to rally the country and show Conservative MPs that people will stand up to defend our democracy. canadians.org/election Globe and Mail editorial board says Kill the Bill! bit.ly/1h0IPY6 Harper Conservatives want to pass one of the WORST reforms to our Canadian Elections Laws in Canadian history - quote from newspaper: This bill deserves to die. How bad is the legislation? This newspaper recently took the unprecedented step of publishing a five-part series of editorials on it, and the ways in which it will harm the foundation of our democracy. As a group of academics put it in an open letter released last week, if this bill becomes law it will, “undermine the integrity of the Canadian electoral process, diminish the effectiveness of Elections Canada, reduce voting rights, expand the role of money in politics and foster partisan bias in election administration.” Unfortunately, that’s an accurate summary. -Globe and Mail editorial board. The Telegram newspaper calls Harper conservative governments (Un)Fair elections act an attack on democracy, Elections Canada, and Canadians right to vote a perverse and horrid piece of legislation that is anything but fair. bit.ly/1m1Y4k9 A damning letter by over 160 University and law Professors, warning about the dangers of the Harper Conservatives Fair Elections Act it explains why the government’s proposed changes to our election laws are a dangerous threat to our federal elections and your right to vote. bit.ly/1kJpq1d -National Post Nineteen University of Toronto professors, including dean of Faculty of Arts & Science, among opponents of Harper governments Unfair Elections Act thevarsity.ca/2014/03/24/u-of-t-professors-voice-concerns-about-fair-elections-act/ OVER 100,000 Canadian voters will be denied their RIGHT to vote on elections day if the Harper conservatives attack on Elections Canada gets rammed through (The Fair Elections Act. Bill C-23). This is a bill that will legalize voter suppression towards First Nations, youth, students, and seniors. bit.ly/1hJqAnV End to vouching would impact 100,000 voters: Elections Canada chief -CTV News bit.ly/1eYJxUL TAKE ACTION TO STOP THE UNFAIR ELECTION ACT! -D
Posted on: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 12:38:56 +0000
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