Premier Doug Ford has unveiled a taxpayer-funded TV commercial attacking the federal carbon-pricing plan, and the rules governing spending on political ads have nothing to say about it, Susan Delacourt writes. Article Continued Below“Third-party requirements in the Canada Elections Act do not apply to provincial governments’ advertising campaigns,” a spokesperson said. Come June 30, at least, Liberals and all federal parties, as well as third parties advocating on their behalf, will be on a level playing field. At least one poll has already shown that people object to taxpayers’ dollars being used in Ford’s advertising campaign against the carbon pricing. Will provincial citizens go along with any plan to put their tax dollars into play during the federal election?

Source: thestar May 15, 2019 12:45 UTC