“In the coming days, the government will be using every tool in the toolbox to protect our democracy,” he said.
The government had doubled the restricted pre-election spending period to 12 months but kept the $600,000 limit on third-party political advertisement spending the same. Morgan wrote that the six-month period achieved the same aims and found that the government did not provide any justification for doubling it.
Michael Bryant, executive director of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, which acted as an intervener in the case, said the move amounts to an abuse of power not seen under any previous Ontario government. Ford’s government threatened to use the notwithstanding clause in 2018 over plans to cut the number Toronto city council seats but did not proceed because of how the court process on the matter unfolded.Article contentUnions representing elementary, secondary and Catholic school teachers, which were involved in the court challenge, called the government’s plan “an attack on democracy that should concern everyone.
Um... do you honestly not know that Ontario doesn't have MLAs? Really?
Its MPP in Ontario not MLA.
Ontario doesn't have MLA's....we have MPP's
Dumb idea. I am no fan of superPACs, but surely they could just bring back a revised one with a 6 month instead of 1 year limit as original bill or ask for a stay and appeal it.
Hey fordnation - I might not have minded ignoring the Charter for strictly partisan, anti-democratic purposes, if we’d at least gotten beers for a buck.
(pssst: Ontario doesn’t have MLAs)
Does anyone know what happened to the 4.4 billion in covid relief funds the Ford Govt lost? Anyone find that yet? Or should we just assume it was 'stolen'? I can't find anything about it on google. Why is that? No news on it. Censored maybe?