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March 11th, 2012, in cities and towns across the country, Canadians came out to demand a federal public inquiry into the election fraud scandal – alternately known as “Robocall” or “Robogate.” Thousands have complained of irregularities during the 2011 federal election, (and the 2008 one) without proper redress from Elections Canada, the nation’s press corp(se), or the RCMP. What’s at stake here, the demonstrators feel, is Stephen Harper’s legitimacy, and the legitimacy of the Canadian electoral process.
I went down to the demo in Victoria, B.C. to get my fair share of the views.