Ontario\u0027s top court has struck down third\u002Dparty election advertising rules introduced by Premier Doug Ford\u0027s government as unconstitutional.
Before 2021, third parties were allowed to spend up to $600,000 on advertising in the six months before an election call, but that year the government stretched the pre-election restricted spending period to one year while not increasing the amount.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Ottawa SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
A coalition of third parties, including teachers’ unions, challenged that reintroduced law, and Ontario’s Court of Appeal has now sided with them.
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