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When an election takes place, perhaps the most significant source of public funding for the federal political parties is the election expenses reimbursement which subsidizes 50% of the national campaign expenses of any party that obtains at least 2 per cent support, or at least 5 per cent in the ridings (electoral districts) in which they ...
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The Canadian Senate expenses scandal, also known as Duffygate, [1] [2] [3] was a political scandal concerning the expense claims of certain Canadian senators which began in late 2012. Senators Patrick Brazeau , Mike Duffy , Mac Harb , and Pamela Wallin claimed travel and living allowance expenses from the Senate for which they were not eligible.
The "In and Out" scandal was a Canadian political scandal involving improper election spending on the part of the Conservative Party of Canada during the closely contested 2006 federal election. Parliamentary hearings into the issue led to a deadlocking of various committees, and then to the snap election in 2008. On 6 March 2012, charges were ...
Canadian Afghan detainee issue; Timeline of the Canadian Afghan detainee issue; 2011 Canadian federal election voter suppression scandal; Canadian Senate expenses scandal; Chinese government interference in the 2019 and 2021 Canadian federal elections
Canada's Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland quit on Monday after clashing with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on issues including how to handle possible U.S. tariffs, dealing a huge blow to an ...
PACs are new to Canadian federal politics and are "technically federal non-profit corporations" [9] registered with Industry Canada. The Canada Elections Act allows PACs to "spend up to $150,000 on third-party advertising during an election" but "spending outside the election period is [/was] unlimited."
There are strict limits on advertising expenses, and specific limits that can be incurred to promote or oppose the election of one or more candidates in a particular electoral district. There were 112 registered third parties in the 2015 election. [93] There was a $150,000 election advertising expenses limit.