# WARNING - Fraudulent email circulating regarding Canadian election day

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-fraudulent-email-circulating-regarding-canadian-election-day/341059>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 22, 2006, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-fraudulent-email-circulating-regarding-canadian-election-day/341059 "2006-01-22T02:20:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2006, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-fraudulent-email-circulating-regarding-canadian-election-day/341059/21 "2006-01-23T15:27:09Z")

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> [@Canadiangirl](#):
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> When there was a low turnout last election, they tried to blame it on the weather so they’re obviously not getting the message through not voting!

See, the problem with that approach is that, in Canada, you can blame just about anything on the weather, including other weather. What they need to start doind is blaming low voter turnout on aliens or food additives or reality-TV programming or something.

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**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2006, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-fraudulent-email-circulating-regarding-canadian-election-day/341059/22 "2006-01-23T18:05:38Z")

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> [@Sunspace](#):
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> Oh great. Now I’m going to be having nightmares about Stephen Harper again.

_runs out of thread shrieking_

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**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2006, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-fraudulent-email-circulating-regarding-canadian-election-day/341059/23 "2006-01-23T21:11:26Z")

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> [@Sunspace](#):
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> Oh great. Now I’m going to be having nightmares about Stephen Harper again.

Now this here is funny.

heh.

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**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2006, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-fraudulent-email-circulating-regarding-canadian-election-day/341059/24 "2006-01-23T21:35:20Z")

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> [@matt\_mcl](#):
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> The email says that voting will be held over a two-day period.  
> This is false. Election Day is **Monday, January 23, 2006 only**.
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> Please pass this information on, and remember to vote on Monday, January 23.

Indeed.

So vote early and vote often. 😃

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