What he disagrees with, he cuts funding for . . .

[ConsƦcons]

Now I guess we know why he delayed the legislation that would have
stopped robocalls from making an impact at the polls. He had bigger fish
to fry . . . . He had to cut Elections Canada funding - instead of
INCREASING it, as the legislation would have needed.

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Canadian Press 13/05/01

OTTAWA — The Harper government is under fire for cutting Elections
Canada’s budget even as the agency struggles to address rampant
procedural errors and widespread allegations of cheating during the last
federal vote.


NDP Leader Tom Mulcair says the eight per cent cut to the election
watchdog’s 2013 budget is symptomatic of a government that has no
respect for democratic institutions.

He accuses the Conservatives of showing a consistent willingness to
cheat during elections — citing the so-called in-and-out affair and the
robocall scandal.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says the budget cut is worrying and part
of a pattern by Conservatives to discourage people from taking part in
the democratic process.

However, Prime Minister Stephen Harper says his government will shortly
introduce legislation aimed at helping Elections Canada crack down on
abuse, such as the thousands of misleading, automated phone calls that
directed voters to the wrong polling stations in 2011.

He says it will also incorporate changes in response to a report,
released Tuesday, which found an average of 500 serious procedural
errors were made by polling officials in each riding in the 2011 election.