Ottawa, Canada, Aug 16, 2021 / 16:20 pm
A pro-life organization opposed to euthanasia did not violate Canadian elections law, nor was the organization ever informed as to what they were accused of doing illegally.
The group RightNow, which describes itself as an organization that “exists to nominate and elect pro-life politicians by mobilizing Canadians on the ground level to vote at local nomination meetings, and provide training to volunteers across the country to create effective campaign teams in every riding across Canada,” was accused by Elections Canada of violating the Canada Elections Act.
“When the Commissioner of Elections Canada advised us that RightNow was being investigated for alleged violations of the Canada Elections Act, we advised her that we would fully cooperate with her investigation and asked for details on which of our alleged activities violated the Act,” said a statement from RightNow published Aug. 12.
“Despite asking for specifics on multiple occasions, the Commissioner never provided details of the allegations against us or the nature of their investigation,” they said. “For months, our legal counsel wrote the investigator to encourage him to proceed with his investigation and to provide the requested details. Our legal counsel did so most recently on April 6, 2021.”