Tory secrets go for $6.48 on eBay

Toronto Star ^ | Apr 10, 2007 | Tonda Maccharles

[APRPEH]

OTTAWA–You could say thousands of Calgary residents in Diane Ablonczy's riding who once were members of the Canadian Alliance are lucky.

Or not.

Their private information, stored along with other sensitive party documents by a party organizer, was left on a laptop computer that was shipped to anyone in North America on eBay.

The computer contains names, home addresses, phone numbers, email addresses for party members in Calgary-Nose Hill and it even contains the very agreement that outlines how the confidential data should be protected.

"The Parties agree that this system and the information contained in it are confidential and will only be used for the purposes of the Canadian Alliance, the Licensors or the Licensee," the agreement read.

The Canadian Alliance was the predecessor to the Conservative Party.

[APRPEH]

if it could have only been a Kerry campaign computer...

[El Sordo]

I’d hate to find myself in possession of a Clinton campaign computer.

In all likelihood, either I’d have to hide in the basement with a rifle pointed up the stairs, or the keyboard would probably be sticky.

[goldstategop]

I guess you can now buy the defunct Canadian Alliance's secrets for a song. Ain't Canada such a swell country?

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus