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Conservative scripts misdirected voters in 2011 election, say call centre staff
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Edited | Monsieur Feb 27, 2012 08:32am |
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| Category | Scandal |
| Author | Tonda MacCharles |
| News Date | Monday, February 27, 2012 02:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | OTTAWA—Callers on behalf of the federal Conservative Party were instructed in the days before last year’s election to read scripts telling voters that Elections Canada had changed their voting locations, say telephone operators who worked for a Thunder Bay-based call centre.
These weren’t “robo-calls,” as automated pre-recorded voice messages as commonly known. They were live real-time calls made into ridings across Canada, the callers say.
In a new twist on new growing allegations of political “dirty tricks,” three former employees of RMG — Responsive Marketing Group Inc.’s call centre in Thunder Bay — told the Star about the scripts. |
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