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2014-04-18 01:15:39 UTC
This time on one of their own. They want him kept out of being able to
run in the next election, but the current rules just won't work.
So they're going to 'change the rules' to accommodate what they want.
This is like everything else this damnable Harper government has done -
if the laws don't work for them, then they change the laws so that they do.
The biggest issue on the books right now is their attempt to change the
Elections Act to allow them to manipulate the next election.
I'm no fan of Rob Anders, but this kind of bullshit is getting Canada
closer and closer to becoming a country under a dictatorship. The
Harper Cons HAVE TO be stopped. And it's time we got busy letting our
MPs know we've had enough of Harper and his manipulation of our laws.
_________________________________________
Ottawa Citizen - April 17, 2014
Tories mull rule that would block Anders from seeking new riding
The Conservative party is debating changing the rules to allow the party
to block MPs who have lost a nomination race in one riding from running
in another, which could prevent Rob Anders from returning to the House
of Commons.
The rule — which has not yet been adopted — could also have the national
council decide the fate of other MPs, such as Eve Adams, if they lose
nomination battles.
Anders, a controversial MP, lost a vote in his Calgary Signal Hill
riding on Saturday to former provincial cabinet minister Ron Liepert —
apparently by a three-to-one margin — which means he will not represent
the party in the next election.
After the vote, Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith said Anders, if he sought
to enter Alberta provincial politics, would not be welcome to run for
her party. There has also been speculation, though, that he may now
seek the nomination in another Calgary riding.
Some Conservative sources described the proposed rule change as a move
aimed at stopping Anders. Others said the council just needs to
establish a clear process.
“I don’t think there’s any intention to disqualify anyone but the party
has to make sure all the rules are being followed and the nomination is
fair and open,” said one insider.
The 20-member elected council is also expected to play a key role in
determining if Adams is able to seek the nomination in the suburban
Toronto riding of Oakville North-Burlington. Adams, now the MP for
Mississauga-Brampton South, moved to Oakville to seek the nomination in
what should be an easier riding for a Tory to win.
Her fiancé, Dimitri Soudas, had to resign as executive director of the
party last month after the party learned that he had been interfering in
the fight for the right to represent the riding in Ottawa. Adams’
opponent, Natalia Lishchyna, has complained that Soudas’s interference
has made the race unfair, and convinced the party to investigate. On
April 9, party president John Walsh wrote to Adams to express “grave
concerns” about the way she had conducted her campaign, and threatened
that a council subcommittee — the candidate selection committee — would
disqualify her if it is warranted.
The letter gave Adams until Friday to deliver a “full accounting of all
non-monetary contributions, including the work of professional persons
who have not charged the nomination campaign.”
Adams is only allowed by Elections Canada rules to spend $17,721.66 on
the nomination battle.
Lishchyna’s campaign has said that database records show that Soudas and
Adams’ constituency staff were repeatedly accessing the database, and
alleges that if the value of that work is included in her accounting,
then she will have exceeded the limit and should be disqualified.
Conservative sources expect Walsh to ask party staff to review the
accounting and then report on it to the council, which will decide
whether to let her stay in the nomination race.
Elections Canada rules require volunteer work done during business hours
to be accounted for in calculating eligible expenses, but work done
after hours is not considered, so the party may end up comparing
database records to Adams’ accounting to see if she was following the rules.
Sources say the party doesn’t want to disqualify Adams but needs to be
sure that her expense filings can withstand scrutiny when they are
eventually made public by Elections Canada.
Neither campaign nor the party replied to requests for comment on Thursday.
run in the next election, but the current rules just won't work.
So they're going to 'change the rules' to accommodate what they want.
This is like everything else this damnable Harper government has done -
if the laws don't work for them, then they change the laws so that they do.
The biggest issue on the books right now is their attempt to change the
Elections Act to allow them to manipulate the next election.
I'm no fan of Rob Anders, but this kind of bullshit is getting Canada
closer and closer to becoming a country under a dictatorship. The
Harper Cons HAVE TO be stopped. And it's time we got busy letting our
MPs know we've had enough of Harper and his manipulation of our laws.
_________________________________________
Ottawa Citizen - April 17, 2014
Tories mull rule that would block Anders from seeking new riding
The Conservative party is debating changing the rules to allow the party
to block MPs who have lost a nomination race in one riding from running
in another, which could prevent Rob Anders from returning to the House
of Commons.
The rule — which has not yet been adopted — could also have the national
council decide the fate of other MPs, such as Eve Adams, if they lose
nomination battles.
Anders, a controversial MP, lost a vote in his Calgary Signal Hill
riding on Saturday to former provincial cabinet minister Ron Liepert —
apparently by a three-to-one margin — which means he will not represent
the party in the next election.
After the vote, Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith said Anders, if he sought
to enter Alberta provincial politics, would not be welcome to run for
her party. There has also been speculation, though, that he may now
seek the nomination in another Calgary riding.
Some Conservative sources described the proposed rule change as a move
aimed at stopping Anders. Others said the council just needs to
establish a clear process.
“I don’t think there’s any intention to disqualify anyone but the party
has to make sure all the rules are being followed and the nomination is
fair and open,” said one insider.
The 20-member elected council is also expected to play a key role in
determining if Adams is able to seek the nomination in the suburban
Toronto riding of Oakville North-Burlington. Adams, now the MP for
Mississauga-Brampton South, moved to Oakville to seek the nomination in
what should be an easier riding for a Tory to win.
Her fiancé, Dimitri Soudas, had to resign as executive director of the
party last month after the party learned that he had been interfering in
the fight for the right to represent the riding in Ottawa. Adams’
opponent, Natalia Lishchyna, has complained that Soudas’s interference
has made the race unfair, and convinced the party to investigate. On
April 9, party president John Walsh wrote to Adams to express “grave
concerns” about the way she had conducted her campaign, and threatened
that a council subcommittee — the candidate selection committee — would
disqualify her if it is warranted.
The letter gave Adams until Friday to deliver a “full accounting of all
non-monetary contributions, including the work of professional persons
who have not charged the nomination campaign.”
Adams is only allowed by Elections Canada rules to spend $17,721.66 on
the nomination battle.
Lishchyna’s campaign has said that database records show that Soudas and
Adams’ constituency staff were repeatedly accessing the database, and
alleges that if the value of that work is included in her accounting,
then she will have exceeded the limit and should be disqualified.
Conservative sources expect Walsh to ask party staff to review the
accounting and then report on it to the council, which will decide
whether to let her stay in the nomination race.
Elections Canada rules require volunteer work done during business hours
to be accounted for in calculating eligible expenses, but work done
after hours is not considered, so the party may end up comparing
database records to Adams’ accounting to see if she was following the rules.
Sources say the party doesn’t want to disqualify Adams but needs to be
sure that her expense filings can withstand scrutiny when they are
eventually made public by Elections Canada.
Neither campaign nor the party replied to requests for comment on Thursday.