Ford government had used notwithstanding clause to restrict spending by non-party groups before the 2022 vote
The Ontario Court of Appeal has struck down the Ford government’s restrictions on election ads, siding with a coalition of unions that challenged a move to extend a $600,000 limit on spending by groups other than political parties to apply for 12 months before a provincial vote.
However, in a ruling released Monday, Ontario’s Court of Appeal overturned that lower court ruling, and decided that the election-ad rules do violate the Constitution, and “undermine the right of citizens to meaningfully participate in the political process and to be effectively represented.” The appeal court did not take issue with Mr. Ford’s use of the notwithstanding clause – a section of the Constitution he has used or threatened to use three times while in office and that no other Ontario Premier has ever touched.
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