Third-Party Advertising

• Proposed Ontario election law changes by PCs an attempt to silence critics: Opposition

  The government said the election law reforms were aimed at limiting third-party advertising and boosting voter participation.

  Politics

  Feb 25, 2021
  
• Schweitzer confirms government planning electoral reforms for Alberta, says some groups currently face ‘immense amount of scrutiny’

  Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer confirmed that the Alberta government plans to introduce electoral reforms in the new year.

  Politics

  Nov 27, 2019
  
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• Manning Centre a main financial backer for network of ‘Proud’ Facebook pages

  The Manning Centre gave a total of $312,450 to a network of related third-party advertising groups that operate on Facebook and Instagram.

  Politics

  Oct 3, 2019
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• Canada Proud spent more than $100k boosting online posts: Elections Canada docs

  Elections Canada documents say Canada Proud has spent more than $100,000 this campaign season boosting its online anti-Trudeau message, funded in part by several key big-ticket donors.

  Politics

  Sep 19, 2019
• Raptors telecast to be thick with political advertising as duelling groups attack Trudeau, Scheer

  Ads during the NBA Finals are expected to reach an audience of some 10 million or more Canadians.

  Politics

  Jun 10, 2019
• Alberta introduces rules to keep third parties from abusing fundraising rules

  Alberta is introducing new rules to try to keep third parties from end-running or abusing political fundraising rules.

  Money

  Dec 4, 2017
• How much should third parties be allowed to spend on political ads?

  As Canadians await the writ drop, some observers are wondering how much outside money will influence the campaign, and whether there should be controls on the amount third parties can spend.

  Canada

  Mar 1, 2015