Speaker expected to rule today on request for debate on robocalls
Posted Feb 27, 2012 01:05:00 PM.
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OTTAWA – Interim Liberal Leader Bob Rae will ask the House of Commons Speaker today to approve an emergency debate on alleged dirty tricks in the last federal election.
Speaker Andrew Scheer is expected to rule on the request following today’s question period.
If Scheer allows it, the debate could be held as soon as Tuesday.
The opposition parties accuse the Conservatives of orchestrating a campaign of dirty tricks in the May 2 election — a charge the Tories deny.
Elections Canada and the police are currently believed to be investigating reports that voters received calls — some automated, others live — that falsely advised them the location of their polling stations had changed.
In other instances, voters received harassing late-night or early-morning calls that purported to be from an opposition campaign office.
