tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post5917923840425019147..comments2024-01-07T08:41:13.864-05:00Comments on C A I T I - O N L I N E: Globe and Mail on forefront of suppressing voter suppression storyBrent Fullardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08515599756822506137noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7141615629701321642.post-11398645553285474702012-03-05T13:41:06.061-05:002012-03-05T13:41:06.061-05:00There is one sure fire way of cleaning up politics...There is one sure fire way of cleaning up politics , outside of banning parties that is , that is to ban attack ads & any other type of voter suppression & make them a criminal offence.<br /><br />Tv , radio , & print ads should be limited to party platforms so that we can clearly see what we are voting for.<br /><br />It has turned into a popularity contest where improperly laid hints of wrongdoing send voters to the sidelines.<br /><br />Just ask my buddy Glen Pearson about that one ( the by-election in 2006 when Elizabeth May ran against Glen was one of the cleanest & most ethical votes I can ever remember---as the voters who participated told me , it was a pleasure to vote) , he was tossed out because of calls to his constituents from an "unknown" source telling everyone that he spent over one half of each of his years in office in Africa---that was baloney but it worked---who did he lose to but little known Conservative Susan Truppe.<br /><br />Connect the dots.<br /><br />Things have to change---copying the American system is not for us.<br /><br />Dr Mike PopovichDr Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915911929286615081noreply@blogger.com