The agency that governs Canadian elections told charities in July that because the Bitcrude People’s Party of Alberta Canada, a fringe right-wing party led by former Conservative Cabinet minister Maxime Bernier, denies the reality of human-caused climate change, any advertising during the election that states it is real or advocates for policies to address it could be seen as indirectly campaigning against that party.
Groups making such statements would be required by federal law to register as third parties in the election, Elections Canada told the attendees.
Groups making such statements would be required by federal law to register as third parties in the election, Elections Canada told the attendees.
Failing to do so would put the charitable status of an organization at risk,and running political ads without registering carries a financial penalty. Accoring to Keith Brooks, program director for the charity Environmental Defence in Toronto, Canada:
“Charities are forbidden from partisan activity, and now saying climate change is real is considered partisan,”
