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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.
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Unpacking the politics: Third-party advertising and election timing
Could -- and would -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper call for a long campaign period in an effort to limit how much third parties can spend on political advertising?
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Elizabeth May outspent Trudeau, Harper, Muclair to get her seat in House of...
Elizabeth May spent more than any other federal party leader to secure her seat in last October's election.
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Wasted money? Half of top federal election spenders lost in 2015 vote
More often than not, the candidates who spent the most did not win seats in the Oct. 19, 2015 federal election.
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Ex-Tory MP Dean Del Mastro jailed after losing appeal in election...
Former Conservative MP Dean Del Mastro lost his appeal of his election overspending case and was taken away to jail Tuesday, after an Ontario judge found he had committed offences that "strike at the...
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Liberals targeted B.C. with election cash
The Liberals pumped almost $700,000 into four B.C. ridings in the last election, dethroning two Conservative incumbents and one New Democrat, and losing to the NDP in the hotly contested riding of...
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Alberta NDP looking to cap election spending
Government members on the Special Ethics and Accountability Committee have voted to restrict spending to 80 cents per eligible voter, or just over $2.2 million.
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Manitoba election: Who spent the most amount of money?
From a handful of coins to fistfuls of dollars, candidates in this year's Manitoba election spent vastly different amounts of money.
View ArticleNenshi campaign records a financial deficit after 2017 election
Political scientists say more donors making smaller donations suggests a broader base of support compared to somebody who has fewer donors who donated more individually.
View ArticleHalifax ranks eighth for federal spending commitments in Canada under Trudeau
The riding currently ranks eighth out of 338 in Canada for its overall number of federal funding commitments – 166 in total as of Sept. 3.
View ArticleManitoba election: Who spent the most amount of money?
From a handful of coins to fistfuls of dollars, candidates in this year's Manitoba election spent vastly different amounts of money.
View ArticleNenshi campaign records a financial deficit after 2017 election
Political scientists say more donors making smaller donations suggests a broader base of support compared to somebody who has fewer donors who donated more individually.
View ArticleParts of Alberta’s economy reaping rewards of general election spending
The ongoing Alberta general election campaign has given a boost to parts of the province's economy, with millions of dollars in spending expected by the parties, candidates and third parties.
View ArticleCOMMENTARY: New pre-election spending rules seem designed to benefit...
The Liberals believe political messaging should be limited during the pre-writ period, yet they are essentially in campaign mode themselves, Rob Breakenridge says.
View ArticleManitoba Tories accuse Unifor of excess election spending, union denies
Manitoba Progressive Conservatives are accusing a union of breaking the spending limits for third parties in the provincial election, but the union says the accusation is false.
View ArticleUnion accused by Manitoba Tories of breaking election limits files financials
A Manitoba union accused by the governing Progressive Conservative party of breaking an election advertising limit has filed paperwork that says its spending was well within the law.
View ArticleWith no fixed voting day, no election spending rules constrain political...
Ultimately it's up to the party leaders to decide what's ethical, and what voters will think is acceptable behaviour, one expert said.
View ArticleElections Canada announces campaign spending cap of about $30M for three big...
The spending limits are based on the length of the voter list in each riding as well as the number of ridings where respective parties have endorsed a candidate.
View ArticleJudge upholds Ontario rules limiting third-party election advertising spending
Ontario Superior Court Justice Ed Morgan found, however, that the rules meet the legal requirement to allow for broad and egalitarian participation in the campaign.
View ArticleWhat Kitchener, Cambridge and Waterloo’s highest officials spent during...
The votes have long since been tallied for last year’s municipal election but the deadline just recently passed for the winners and losers to submit their campaign expenses.
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