Judge in robocalls trial poised to answer question: Who is Pierre Poutine?

An Ontario judge is set to determine the fate of a Conservative party staffer charged with preventing voters from casting their ballots during the 2011 federal election. Justice Gary Hearn's decision on whether 25-year-old Michael Sona plotted to obstruct voters is expected to come down this morning in Guelph, Ont. Automated calls rang more than 6,700 telephone numbers on election day, mostly targeting Liberal supporters in Guelph with misleading instructions on where to vote. The Edmonton-based technology company RackNine had been hired to make those calls by a customer who tried to mask their identity by using fake names, including the pseudonym Pierre Poutine.

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