David Scott Piercy fined $1,000 for anonymous flyers targeting Cowichan Valley Regional District Area B candidate Sierra Acton
Local election advertising rules prohibit a person or group from sponsoring third-party advertising unless they are registered with Elections B.C. and once registered the must identify themselves on any promotional material with a contact.
The letter stated that an Elections B.C. investigator got Piercy’s contact from the post office and contacted him that day. “The Elections B.C. investigator reached out to you and you confirmed that you had sponsored the flyers. You indicated that you were not aware of the election advertising rules related to local elections, and that Canada Post had not informed you of them when you ordered the advertising. You confirmed that you had no other advertising scheduled,” the letter read.Article content
“The advertisements were clearly opposed to Sierra Acton as a candidate for Area B Director in the Cowichan Valley Regional District. The flyers suggested that she was anti-environment, anti-housing, and accused her of deceit and lying. The ads did not identify you, or provide a means of contacting you. You paid for the ads to be printed and distributed during the pre-campaign period, and you were not a registered third party advertiser prior to distribution as required by section 37 of LECFA.
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