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Political Communications in Federal Elections
Discussion Paper 1: The Regulation of Political Communications under the
Canada Elections Act
Discussion Paper 1: The Regulation of Political Communications under the
Canada Elections Act
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Political Communications in the Digital Age
Elections Canada (May 2020)
Table of Contents
Foreword
Introduction
The Regulation of Political Communications in Federal Elections
Transparency
Transparency Regarding Who Is Communicating
Transparency Regarding Who Paid for the Communication
Transparency Regarding the Nature and Substance of the Communication
Fairness
Requirements on Communications to Promote Healthy Political Dialogue
Challenges Related to the Political Communications Provisions
The Definition(s) of Advertising
Issue Advertising
Identifying the Communicator
Third-party Communications
Fairness in the Sale of Communications
False Statements and Prohibited Communications
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