Money should not bar potential political candidates from running for office, but it is a significant factor in Canadian politics at all levels of government. It’s time we made these rules more equitable. Opinion by Amanda Bittner
So, you want to run for politics, but you are worried about the financial costs of taking time off work to campaign. Do you have a “political campaign emergency fund” set up? Probably not.
Most of us don’t have access to the kind of money necessary to mount a political campaign, never mind the kind of money required to take several weeks off workIn the winter of 2021, the provincial election in Newfoundland and Labrador was slated to be the shortest campaign ever at 28 days — but because of COVID-19 factors, it ended up being thein the history of the province — over eight weeks long.
Some candidates returned to work and stopped actively campaigning in order to pay the bills, while others continued to campaign but suffered financially. Some may not have been allowed to return to their jobs until the campaign was over. Incumbents, on the other hand,This is one of the ways in which the political system continues to replicate pre-existing power dynamics.
Money should not bar potential political candidates from running for office, but it is a significant factor in Canadian politics at all levels of government. The rules of the game affect both how we play the game and who plays in the first place. It’s time we made these rules more equitable.shows that women, racialized candidates, immigrants, Indigenous candidates, and candidates with disabilities, have less access to money to mount a political campaign than others.
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