It’s the election warm-up and in the eyes of Elections Canada , the official beginning of the precampaign period that imposes new spending restrictions on activities by political parties and registered third parties. And if you live in the Greater Toronto Area, expect plenty of visits by party leaders keen to win over voters. For Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh the coming campaign will be their first as party leaders. Those spending limits cover the period between June 30 and the day before the start of the election. For political parties, the restrictions cap how much they can spend on partisan ads — anything that promotes or opposes a candidate or a party named in an ad, according to Elections Canada.

Source: thestar June 30, 2019 09:04 UTC