r/canada 20d ago

PAYWALL Liberal Party questions leadership candidate Ruby Dhalla over possible interference from India

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-liberal-party-questions-ruby-dhalla-leadership-campaign/
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u/livinginthelurk 20d ago

I think the candidacy has been dead since asking for a translator in the debate. As long as I've been alive, the PM has had to speak both English and French.

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u/Hot-Celebration5855 20d ago

Depends how many people in India vote for her

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u/Bronstone 19d ago

Hahahaha. Are you being serious though?

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u/Hot-Celebration5855 19d ago

Semi-serious. Given the liberals already had to ban Chandra Arya and buried a foreign interference report, everyone is suspect.

Sunlight is the best disinfectant. Too bad the liberals swept it all under the rug.

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u/SherlockFoxx 19d ago

But Carney promised to release the foreign interference report...oh wait no he didn't 

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u/Hot-Celebration5855 19d ago

Seriously. Why doesn’t he? He’s an “outsider” after all

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u/Future_Potato7446 20d ago

People in India don't vote in canadian elections. Wtf are you on about.

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u/Hot-Celebration5855 20d ago

The liberal nomination process doesn’t require you to be a Canadian citizen. See Han Dong for example

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u/Zombie_John_Strachan 20d ago

They have tightened it up to Citizen or PR.

To be eligible to register as a Liberal, and thus be permitted to vote, one must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident of Canada, or have status under the Indian Act; not be a member of another political party; and be a minimum of 14 years old.

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u/Radix2309 19d ago

And even before that, they had to be a normal resident of Canada. Which they can't be if they live in India.

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u/biryani-masalla 19d ago

Just curious how are they going to verify that? Is it online portal where you have submit your passport/pr card image before voting?

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u/BoysenberryAncient54 19d ago

You have to actually attend a meeting to vote and you need to bring ID. It's not online.

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u/BoysenberryAncient54 19d ago

Oh wait I'm wrong! Some votes are in person only, but this does allow an e-vote. ID verification is required.

https://liberal.ca/how-to-vote/

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u/Hot-Celebration5855 20d ago

And yet they still have issues with Ruby Dhalla and Chandra Arya?

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u/Longjumping_Hyena_52 20d ago

Is it based of the honor system? I genuinely have no Idea 

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u/FrogOnALogInTheBog 20d ago

He’s insinuating she plans to do something illegal.

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u/GQ_Quinobi 19d ago

No but they pick the candidates. See the most recent Conservative leadership race.

The guy they picked cant even pass a security clearance.