To His Excellency, The Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada,

Rideau Hall 

I Sussex Drive,

Ottawa Ontario K1A 0A1

info@gg.ca

Given the recent revelation by Elections Canada that 200 of a possible 308 ridings in the recent May 2011 federal election may have been subjected to harassing and misleading phone calls, we the undersigned believe that the legitimacy and outcome of that election may have been been compromised and is therefore in doubt.

It has been estimated that the current government holds a majority based on as few as 6,000 votes in total from 14 closely contested “swing” ridings. If there is any truth to this, the harassing and misleading phone calls, meant to direct voters to non existent polling stations or badger them into not voting for the party of their choosing, may have had a significant impact on the outcome of the election. As such, this would be tantamount to vote tampering and suppression and that individuals falsely pretending to be members of a certain political party or worse, representatives of Elections Canada, are guilty of fraud. This is little better, or perhaps, even worse than ballot box stuffing. But Elections Canada is claiming that as many as 2/3 of all federal ridings may have been subjected to this possible fraudulent activity. If true, how many votes could have been effected by this wholly undemocratic and highly illegal strategy?

This is a deeply deeply disturbing turn of events for a Western Democratic nation, that fraudulent behaviour and election tampering of this magnitude might have occurred. The legitimacy of our current government is thrown into serious question and doubt as to whether or not they have the confidence of the majority of the citizens of Canada casts a huge shadow on our whole democratic process. Because of the possibility of our government occupying it's position illegally and not being representative of the will of the majority of citizens, it is felt that any laws or bills passed by what is possibly an illegitimate government are subsequently illegal and not in the best interest of the country.

What we, the undersigned are then requesting of His Excellency, the Governor General of Canada, is that the Parliament of Canada be prorogued until the completion of the investigation by Elections Canada and the RCMP. Further to this investigation, we are requesting an open and transparent Royal Commission to look into this matter and to make recommendations. If it is found that the outcome of the May 2011 election was not significantly effected by fraudulent activity, then Parliament would resume it's normal business, free and unfettered by the pall of illegitimacy. If it is found that the fraudulent activity occurred and had a significant impact on the make-up of our government, we would ask your Excellency to recommend bi-elections in the effected ridings or, if Elections Canada is correct and 2/3 of all ridings were effected, then the current government be dissolved and a whole new election be called.

We are not asking his Excellency to interfere in the politics of the country. Rather, we are seeking his support in allowing Canadians themselves to restore justice and confidence in the great Parliamentary democracy we have inherited.

Canadians are fiercely proud of their democratic tradition and our reputation as being a beacon of light and a model for developing democratic nations. As such, even the hint of election tampering and voter suppression tarnishes our credibility both at home and on the international stage as being world leaders and champions of rights and democracy. Therefore the legitimacy of our current government must be determined once and for all. Any transgressors,must be identified and punished to the fullest extent of the law and an open, honest and fully transparent process must occur in order to make these determinations. This is about democracy and whether or not our government truly holds the confidence of the people of Canada and is reflective of it's collective will or if our electoral process has been usurped and subjected to the will and expertise of a handful of fraudsters and clever confidence men.  

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