Fox News North and their Petition Problem

[Bragi]

Avaaz vs. Sun News TV Redux: Hey, remember that whole petition kerfuffle?
* September 14, 2010 9:16 AM
* By Kady O'Malley

Gosh, this could get interesting. According to the release that just hit my inbox, Avaaz has "formally requested that the Ottawa Police and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police begin a criminal investigation to determine the identity of the individual responsible for adding fraudulent signatures from an Ottawa IP address to the organization's "Stop 'Fox News North'" petition."

Avaaz also claims that the ensuing kerfuffle -- and subsequent threat of a lawsuit by Sun News parent corporation Quebecor -- resulted in the organization raising more than $100,000 in just four days to "help Avaaz defend itself against Sun TV's attack campaign and its parent company's legal threats."

At the moment, we have no way of knowing whether the RCMP and/or the Ottawa police will heed the request, but for the record, here are the letters sent to the two respective law enforcement agencies earlier today by none other than Clayton Ruby. (Note: The IP address itself has been redacted, likely for privacy reasons.)

(The letters are reproduced on the CBC site)

http://www.cbc.ca/politics/insidepolitics/2010/09/avaaz-vs-sun-news-tv-redux-hey-remember-that-whole-petition-kerfuffle.html

[polly7]

1. A few replies by AVAAZ

http://vimeo.com/15133215

CBC's national news program reports on the Avaaz campaign to stop 'Fox News North' and the subsequent resignation of Quebecor executive Kory Teneycke. Includes an interview with Avaaz Executive Director Ricken Patel. For more information, visit avaaz.ca.

http://www.avaaz.org/en/no_fox_news_canada


http://www.avaaz.org/en/canada_campaign_response

[CHIMO]

2. Great Find

This is a big smoking gun.

[polly7]

3. Just a tad suspicious. It'll be interesting to hear exactly where that

computer was located.