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To: abuelita who wrote (83930)	7/20/2012 9:11:48 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 104154

Canada going the way of the Yanks Court rejects Tory bid to halt overturning of election results The council alleges the outcome of last year’s election was influenced by misleading or harassing phone calls – so-called robocalling – in seven ridings across Canada where Conservative MPs narrowly won their seats. The court said the application raises serious issues about the integrity of Canada’s electoral process. As a reminder of what the above article is about here is something I posted previously... Misinformation and elections: Insights from Canada That is, our point estimate indicates that robocalls reduced turnout of opposition voters by an average of 3% in the affected districts, or 2,700 votes.