Remaining in power those who violated a fair and free election will seek to influence opinion, and may succeed in decriminalize or otherwise avoiding justice due.

This means ALL PARTIES must vote their non-confidence of the government at the next voting opportunity. This non-confidence of the government must be shown regardless of a party’s desire for the particular vote at hand. Efforts to ensure election freedom and fairness must over rule all other concerns. As Loyal Opposition Parties you hold the responsibility to vote your non-confidence, before those violating a free and fair election is able to intimidate investigators.

As a professional I took an oath of service. In a similar light I believe every elected member of government took a similar if not greater oath of service. When faced with difficulty I remember my oaths and stand up.

The Globe’s use of “appointment” is not entirely true - but the conclusion is actually worse.

The Chief Electoral Officer is not “appointed” by government, but by Parliament as an independent officer of Parliament (The CEO appoints the Commissioner of Canada Elections, also as an independent officer, but this time of Elections Canada) and cannot be removed from office by government. So here, when the Conservative government disses an independent officer of Parliament they are dissing Parliament itself and putting themselves above the rule of law. If the CEO was a mere government “appointee”, you are right, judging by this government’s modus operandi, they would be nuked faster than Linda Keen was able to answer the midnight phone call. This is the source of their frustration - there’s nada they can do about it to weasle out of it. To Elections Canada and the Commissioner, they are simply a regulated (registered) Party like any other - they don’t view them or care too hoots that they are also in government.

Look at this government. They feel victimized by the media, the civil service, the courts, Ontario, anyone on the left. If you perennially feel like you are an outsider, you begin to behave very aggressively and say stupid things. Like now.

Are you stalking Kady or something?

Love the new layout.