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from the Toronto Star:
Michael Moore turns tables on Tories Melanie Patten
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA– American filmmaker Michael Moore is turning the tables on Tory claims that he and the NDP may have broken election rules.
Last week, the Conservatives issued a statement questioning whether Moore and NDP incumbent Tony Martin violated the Canada Elections Act by hitting the hustings together in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
"This canvassing appears to be a violation of the Canada Elections Act, which clearly states that only Canadians can actively participate in a Canadian election," a Tory statement read.
But in a letter Monday to an online newspaper in the Sault, Moore said it was the Conservatives who initially invited his film crew to go campaigning with Tory candidate Cameron Ross.
The director told SooToday.com that when the Tory candidate failed to meet up with the crew, Martin proposed they tag along with the NDP instead.
Moore, who made the popular documentaries Bowling for Columbine and Fahrenheit 9/11, said he visited two homes alongside Martin and interviewed the residents on their feelings toward the candidate.
Brad Lavigne, an NDP spokesman, said crews documenting candidates or the election campaign is not new – or wrong, for that matter.
"Mr. Moore was not handing out literature or persuading people to vote one way or another, and therefore, the claim is fairly bogus," he said. ......(more)
The complete piece is at:
http://www.thestar.com/FederalElection/article/516720