Siobhan O'Flynn's 1001 Tales http://1001tales.posterous.com tracing the roots & tendrils of storytelling today posterous.com Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:26:00 -0700 Guess what Canadians! Ban on Twitter, Facebook election-night posts draconian - up to $25,000 fine or 5 years in prison http://1001tales.posterous.com/guess-what-canadians-ban-on-twitter-facebook http://1001tales.posterous.com/guess-what-canadians-ban-on-twitter-facebook
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Really??? And how is our government going to enforce this??

"...Section 329 of the Canada Elections Act still prohibits transmitting the results of the vote in any electoral district to the public in another electoral district before the polling stations close in that other electoral district.

That means on May 2, it will be illegal for Postmedia News — or the CBC or Radio-Canada or the Globe and Mail or the National Post or any other national media outlet — to maintain a live website with up-to-date results. At least until after the polls close in B.C..."

Read more: http://www.canada.com/news/decision-canada/Twitter+Facebook+election+night+po...

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