Auditor General Shelley Spence found as part of her annual report that, in the fiscal year ending at the end of March, the province spent a total of $104.6 million on advertising.
Auditor General Shelley Spence found as part of her annual report that, in the fiscal year ending at the end of March, the province spent a total of $104.6 million on advertising.
The auditor general found the advertisements were compliant with current legislation but would have broken partisanship rules abolished in 2014.“In the old act, ‘partisan’ was much more defined,” Spence said. Spence said that one advertisement claims “more people are working than ever before” in Ontario — a statement she said wasn’t backed up or informative.Canada Post strike: Here’s where workers are still seeking progressThe auditor general’s annual advertising report looked at government advertisements which have been playing through hockey games, the Super Bowl and news bulletins over the past year. The government had refused to disclose how much had been spent on them.
Bonnie Crombie, Liberal leader, claimed the Ford government was using taxpayer dollars to improve its standing ahead of a rumoured early election.
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