Kingsley Says Election Results Could Change in Canada Robocall Scandal

Following up on this post, the comments of Jean-Pierre Kingsley, the well-respected former head of Elections Canada are especially noteworthy:

The robocall scandal is becoming so serious, says former chief electoral officer Jean-Pierre Kingsley, that some Tory MPs could be thrown from office and made to contest their closely contested seats in by-elections.

Kingsley said judges might crack down on any attempts at voter suppression – even to the extent of imposing jail sentences, a punishment that hasn’t been meted out in Canada in more than 100 years. He said the right to vote is sacrosanct, and that judges may consider expanding the maximum penalty of a $5,000 fine and five years’ imprisonment for violating it.

“Since we’re attacking constitutional rights of individual electors, the judge could easily be convinced to consider seriously imposing a jail sentence,” he said. “We’ve never seen anything on this scale.”

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