Elections Canada warns staff to watch for dirty 'voter suppression' tricks

Elections Canada has quietly warned staff to be on the lookout for increasingly sophisticated tactics aimed at discouraging — or even stopping — voters from casting a ballot.

The advanced voter suppression techniques flourishing in the United States are likely to spill into other countries, employees were advised in a presentation aimed at raising awareness prior to the Oct. 19 federal election.

The digital revolution has fuelled intensive data analysis south of the border that allows political parties to zero in on people who support rival candidates and then find ways to prevent them from voting.

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http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-federal-election-voter-suppression-1.3236839

If Harper should cheat his way into another win, I have no doubt he will complete the gutting of Elections Canada. Whoever put out this warning will be first out the door.