Tough words, I realize, but this piece from The Guardian itemizes the systematic way Mr Harper has disempowered the institution that (a) organizes the voting procedure under the Fair Elections Act and (b) assures that people are both registered to vote and are aware of how to go about exercising their basic human right.
Unlike in the U.S. system, people in Canada register with an independent body (Elections Canada) rather through any particular party. It is much easier to be on the voter rolls in Canada and vast swathes of the population are not disenfranchised by ad-hoc policies, such as were in place before the Voters Rights Act of the 60s in the U.S. And sadly are in place socially in parts of the U.S. Today. Harper seems to be leaning towards a system that can skew the vote.
The Guardian piece says it well.
Unlike in the U.S. system, people in Canada register with an independent body (Elections Canada) rather through any particular party. It is much easier to be on the voter rolls in Canada and vast swathes of the population are not disenfranchised by ad-hoc policies, such as were in place before the Voters Rights Act of the 60s in the U.S. And sadly are in place socially in parts of the U.S. Today. Harper seems to be leaning towards a system that can skew the vote.
The Guardian piece says it well.
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