“According to no less an oracle than Robert W. Service “there are strange things done in the midnight sun.” That of course is the opening line of the famous and instantly memorable ballad, The Cremation of Sam McGee. I also very much like “The Arctic trails have their secret tales/ that would make your blood run cold.”
Now Ezra Levant is not Sam McGee, nor does his The Rebel operate out of the Arctic, but his recent interaction with two investigators from Elections Canada, while it may not freeze the blood, does drop the temperature by more than a few degrees. Mr. Levant surreptitiously videoed that interaction and it is easily found on YouTube or at The Rebel site.
The absolute gist of the situation has only three elements. Mr. Levant wrote a book critical of the Liberal government. He advertised it via billboard and lawn signs. (For the unwary, it is a feature of publishing a book that it be advertised, and, surprisingly, even a book criticizing a government). Elections Canada wrote to him that he thereby “contravened the (Canada Elections) Act … having incurred over $500 on elections advertising expenses.””