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[olpfan1]

In Question Period, the Conservatives presented information that shows the Liberals had several contracts with a call centre located in North Dakota in the last election to make calls on the part of Liberals. One contract alone amounted to over $25,000. Consider the information in the following Feb. 25 media article.

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Fake+election+callers+blitzed+ridings/6208851/story.html

If the Conservatives held contracts with that North Dakota call centre, I doubt they'd put their necks out by presenting that info in the House.

I wouldn't be surprised to learn that the calls coming out of North Dakota were the result of glitches in the lists of supporters Liberals turned over to the call centre and the call centre cocked it up. Throw in Elections Canada changing poll locations, some 127 in total across the country, and what you end up with is total chaos.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/pushing-back-on-robo-calls-tories-blame-liberals-for-electoral-mischief/article2355453/

There you have it.

Um no, the Conservatives got Prime Contact Inc mixed up with Prime Contact

Group

This was established minutes a go

Edited March 1, 2012 by olpfan1

[scribblet]

How so, link ?

http://www.newstalk1010.com/NationalCP/Article.aspx?id=324323

OTTAWA - The Conservative party says it didn't use U.S.-based call services to get out the vote in the May election, but the Liberals did.

The Tories say that means they can't be behind allegations of harassing phone calls originating from American area codes during the last campaign, but maybe the Liberals were.

Many people have reported receiving strange calls — some from American numbers — during the May election that either misled them about polling stations or came at odd hours.

Elections Canada is investigating the origin of calls made in the riding of Guelph, but a stream of people from other ridings are also complaining about suspect calls.

Several can reportedly be traced to U.S. numbers.

"The Conservatives only use call centres based in Canada," said party spokesman Fred DeLorey.

He said the onus is in the Liberals to prove the calls aren't connected to the dozens of contracts that party has with its own calling firms.

In question period, Prime Minister Stephen Harper challenged Interim Liberal Leader Bob Rae to produce his evidence about the robocall accusations.

"We've done some checking," Harper said. "We've only found that, in fact, it was the Liberal party that did source its phone calls from the United States.

cont.. at link

[olpfan1]

Scribblet that is all misinformation

Prime Contact which is a Canadian firm hired by Volpe is based in Canada and does not outsource to North Dakota

[olpfan1]

The accusations led to confusion, however, centred around three call companies with similar names: Prime Contact Group, based in Canada, and Prime Contact Inc., based in North Dakota.

Harper said the third company, First Contact, routed its calls through the U.S. But, as CBC News reported during the election, First Contact owner Mike O'Neill said someone was "spoofing" First Contact's numbers — projecting a fake caller ID — to impersonate his company.

CBC News conducted its own experiment and found dozens of online companies and services that allow users to creat bogus caller IDs and faked display phone numbers. It takes just seconds and can be done for just pennies per call.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/03/01/pol-robocalls-elections-canada.html

[olpfan1]

lol the cpc held a briefing with 6 media organizations about

this "lpc hired american companies to robocall" but it ended up

making them look retarded because the companies had similar named

what a bunch of idiots, they really thought they had something rofl

[capricorn]

The accusations led to confusion, however, centred around three call companies with similar names: Prime Contact Group, based in Canada, and Prime Contact Inc., based in North Dakota.

Harper said the third company, First Contact, routed its calls through the U.S. But, as CBC News reported during the election, First Contact owner Mike O'Neill said someone was "spoofing" First Contact's numbers — projecting a fake caller ID — to impersonate his company.

CBC News conducted its own experiment and found dozens of online companies and services that allow users to creat bogus caller IDs and faked display phone numbers. It takes just seconds and can be done for just pennies per call.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/03/01/pol-robocalls-elections-canada.html

Are you quoting the article? Or is the above you commenting on the story?

[olpfan1]

Are you quoting the article? Or is the above you commenting on the story?

are you seriously asking that or are you embarrassed for believing the conservatives

f*** up?

[scribblet]

Is that just you saying that, or is there something reported on it.

[olpfan1]

Is that just you saying that, or is there something reported on it.

follow @glen_mcgregor on twitter, he works for the Ottawa Citizen.. him and Stephen Maher are the main journalists

that broke this robo call thing wide open

yes you can believe whatever he says because whatevrr he says is usually reported by the other media outlets

[olpfan1]

@stphnmaher

follow him too

[Jack Weber]

lol the cpc held a briefing with 6 media organizations about

this "lpc hired american companies to robocall" but it ended up

making them look retarded because the companies had similar named

what a bunch of idiots, they really thought they had something rofl

As it relates to the Conservative party at the moment...

The Robocall(alleged) scandal has the Conservative party "steppin' and fetchin' like their heads was on fire and their asses is catchin'!"

[olpfan1]

As it relates to the Conservative party at the moment...

The Robocall(alleged) scandal has the Conservative party "steppin' and fetchin' like their heads was on fire and their asses is catchin'!"

I guess its back to the drawing board....

[capricorn]

yes you can believe whatever he says because whatevrr he says is usually reported by the other media outlets

Thanks for the tip. Now I can stop thinking altogether. From now on, that's going to form the basis of all my opinions on everything.

[olpfan1]

Thanks for the tip. Now I can stop thinking altogether. From now on, that's going to form the basis of all my opinions on everything.

Whatever, the Conservatives screwed up, Bob Rae has already handed over the information that shows they hired Prime Contact Group

and not what the Conservatives accused them of(hiring Prime Contact Inc)

[Jack Weber]

Thanks for the tip. Now I can stop thinking altogether. From now on, that's going to form the basis of all my opinions on everything.

I try to do as little as possible myself...I find it leads to complications and a certain amount of cranial discomfort...

[olpfan1]

As for First Contact in North Dakota .. during the election they already admitted someone was using their numbers for fraudulent reasons

Apparently their numbers are used for fraudulent reasons a lot

[Boges]

So how exactly do today's developments prove that the CPC fixed the election?

[olpfan1]

So how exactly do today's developments prove that the CPC fixed the election?

It doesn't.. but it did prove they are panicking and by panicking I mean screwing up royally

[capricorn]

I try to do as little as possible myself...I find it leads to complications and a certain amount of cranial discomfort...

[olpfan1]

Either that, or the CPC is trying to get to the bottom of things as well since they're probably not thrilled with the accusations being hoisted their way.

Nah, they were too happy to point out it was the liberals responsible .. that is until they were made aware

of their mix up

Harper was the one who made the claim.. guess he never thought to google or call the companies

Edited March 1, 2012 by olpfan1

[olpfan1]

Just like the oposition members failed to read Elections Canada Report which states:

There seems to be more than one party or individual who is all to happy to point out inaccurate claims...

Their is clearly something going on in Guelph, you can't deny that.. all the other business is speculation

[Boges]

Their is clearly something going on in Guelph, you can't deny that.. all the other business is speculation

If something was going on in Guelph it failed miserably.

[olpfan1]

If something was going on in Guelph it failed miserably.

Yes it did, but that doesn't mean we should go oh meh nevermind who cares

I want to know who Pierre Poutine really is

[Boges]

Yes it did, but that doesn't mean we should go oh meh nevermind who cares

I want to know who Pierre Poutine really is

Well considering he used a burner phone, we may never know.

[olpfan1]

@SusanDelacourt: Okay, Frank Valeriote and @evansolomoncbc seem to have obtained a sort-of-apology from Mr. Del Mastro on @PnP_CBC. #cdnpoli #crikey

About the mix up.. watch PnP on cbc at 6 for more information