Court Finds Truth in Robocalls Case, Still Upholds Election Results

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A Federal Court ruling in the so-called robocalls case announced on Thursday evening stated that there was undoubtedly fraud and foul play in the 2011 election, though it does not find it necessary to overturn the results in six ridings. The incumbent NDP MLA in the Elmwood-Transcona riding who lost by 300 votes to a Conservative candidate, Maloway, commented on Judge Richard Mosley’s decision saying that “obviously, I would have liked to see him go further.” Even though it was established that foul play took place in six ridings won by Conservative candidates, Mosley did not annul the election results.

Former Manitoba MP, Anita Neville, mentioned that “It’s a disappointing decision in that he determined that it was not worthy of turning over the election results but we feel vindicated that the fraud was acknowledged.” A group of voters, supported by the Council of Canadians, had pointed out a pattern of voter harassment in shape of deceptive phone calls sending voters to the wrong polling stations. It was highlighted that a co-ordinated campaign took place to defeat support of parties other than the Conservative Party. Neville alleged that “it underminded the credibility of the election.”

While having profoundly established misconduct and fraud in elections, Mosley failed to find out the culprits and alleged that it was difficult to find those responsible. Meanwhile, Mosley alleged that no evidence indicated that the Conservative Party or its candidates were directly involved. In fact, it was revealed that the culprit most likely used the Conservative Party’s phone number database.