How many lone outlaws can pop up on how many grassy knolls before a series of supposedly isolated incidents coagulate into one large, collectively worn blob of disreputability?
This is the question that emerges, again, in the wake of Michael Sona’s sentencing to nine months in prison and a subsequent year’s probation for his role in the robocalls affair, which saw thousands of voters in Guelph, Ont., fraudulently misinformed in an attempt to skew the 2011 election. Sona, now 26, becomes the first person ever to go to jail for such an offence in Canada.
“A period of custody in a traditional setting is necessary in order that the public and particularly those involved in political campaigns at any level will appreciate that the courts regard this type of activity as criminal and to be treated seriously,” wrote Justice Gary Hearn with exquisite tact.
By way of response, Sona’s former bosses in the party said, well, nothing. And why would it be otherwise? He’s no longer a Conservative. Though the judge found the young man had not acted alone, no co-conspirators have been charged. Sona himself declined to testify in his own defence. So, failing a judicial investigation or further revelations that kick-start new lines of inquiry, this may be a wrap.
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