POL 2101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Single Transferable Vote, Subdivisions Of Russia, Marginal Seat
23 Jan 2019
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Prior to 1974, there were no laws for keeping track of who donated to campaigns, but then there were growing concerns. Arguments against the problems: there are still limits. 1 575$ is still a lot of money for some people. To get into an event, you need to pay 500$ or donate the maximum. Parliamentary secretaries must ensure that they don"t make decisions based on who donated and how much they donated. Anyone who works in mps o ce cannot go to fundraisers (in ont) Amendment was made to end cash-for access (canada elections act) Answer questions on behalf of the minister if they are not in the hoc. Cash-for-access events used to be in private places, but now they have to be in publicly accessible areas need to advertise the event publicly. A report needs to be made who attended. Third party advertising: they are limits during election periods, but not in election periods.
