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The Federal Court Judge in the so-called "robocall" case officially dismissed the applicants' case.

That means he did not order new elections in the six contested ridings.

Judge Richard Mosley reasoned that although "electoral fraud occurred" during the last General Election, he was not convinced "the fraud affected the outcomes in the subject ridings."

In other words, the Conservatives got off by the skin of their teeth.

Now they're crowing that they were vindicated.

The Conservatives were not vindicated, however, as anyone reading the full judgment could see.

Audit of 2011 federal election gives even more reasons for public inquiry into Elections Canada’s enforcement actions – along with 3,000 secret complaint rulings since 1997

Changes to law needed before next election to require Elections Canada to enhance pre-election voter registration, have clear rules and better training for election workers, to conduct full public audits after every election, and to disclose all rulings

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Alberta passed new law quickly last fall; federal Liberals and NDP have introduced bills (both opposed by the Conservatives); and Elections Canada has proposed changes

More than 68,000 messages sent in letter-writing drive for robocall law – inquiry into weak election law enforcement also needed

Friday, April 19, 2013