Things have been fairly quiet on the political scene up in Canada. Parliament is currently on a Summer recess and MPs (Members of Parliament) are for the most part working quietly back in their constituencies while the party leaders travel the summer BBQ circuit in hopes of boosting their electoral chances whenever the next general election may be called.
Most importantly, without a Summer session in Ottawa's Parliament buildings there is no daily Question Period, a time when opposition members of the House hold the ruling party to the fire, putting every decision, policy and proposed legislation to scrutiny.
The political dog days of Summer. Perfect conditions for a tenuous minority Conservative government to possibly slip a little 'interference' right by the Canadian public and media since few are paying close attention.
Thankfully progressive Canadian bloggers were paying attention and have hopefully nipped a quite subversive, anti-democratic plan in the bud. Because representative democracy is, like, sooooo yesterday.
It's a semi-sordid tale of Conservative dirty tricks, put upon elected MPs, an iconoclastic Liberal MP/bloggers, a Canadian blogswarm, and a 'Nekkid Mayor'.
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