If you haven't been paying attention to this story yet, you should. Danielle Smith provides us with the 411 on the odd election results in the northern Saskatchewan riding of
Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River, where incumbent Tory MP Jeremy Harrison lost by 106 votes. There is a priori evidence of full-blown cheating. As Smith tells us: Harrison was leading the race by more than 200 votes on election night, waiting on the last poll of the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation. It finally came in about 11:30 p.m.
It appears that voters on this reserve are among the most patriotic Canadians in the country. While pundits elsewhere were fretting about low voter turnout, Ahtahkakoop's 104-per-cent turnout provides a remarkable example of the enthusiasm with which these reserve residents embraced their civic duty. There were 372 residents on the voters' list in Monday night's election -- and 388 people cast ballots.
Uh, ya. Of course, if Harrison had been the candidate for any party other than the Tories, you know this story would be the headline in The Globe and Mail. But no. Of course not.
Let's hope Elections Canada lives up to his duty, orders a full investigation into these shenanigans and that the rule of law wins the day.
