Question More: Why did the Conservative Party of Canada phone people about poll changes when Elections Canada instructed all Political Parties not to?

Elections Canada: "Some political parties did not comply" with request that polling station info be for internal use only

• March 5, 2012 1:04 PM | Read 66comments66
• By Kady O'Malley

Courtesy of the collective gimlet eye that is the twitterverse, a tidbit from the official post-election report prepared by Elections Canada that would seem to be at least a little bit more interesting than it might have initially appeared on first reading: 

Provision of polling site information to political parties

In response to an initial request from a member of the Conservative Party of Canada, the preliminary list of all election day polls was sent to all parties. Because a polling site can be replaced by another at the last minute, and to ensure that electors always have access to the most accurate information regarding their location, Elections Canada indicated to political parties that the list supplied should only be used for internal purposes and that parties should not direct electors to polling sites. Political parties were invited to refer electors to the Elections Canada Web site, their local Elections Canada office or their voter information card for locations, to prevent electors from being directed to incorrect polling sites. Some political parties did not comply with this request. 

I've sent a note to Elections Canada asking for more information on the lack of compliance with the request that the information "only be used for internal purposes." I'll let you know what, if anything, I hear back.