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Originally Posted by Bunk
Yes , after the election. The Province's changes to the Local Authorities Election Act were basically impotent. I do believe though that they give municipalites some authority to set their own rules on disclosure. Campaign Finance and Disclosure rules may well be part of Calgary's and Edmonton's Charter agreement with the Province. Certainly the big city elections are very different than a small hamlet, so more appropriate/tailored rules should apply to each.
Here's the Mayor's proposal on Campaign Finance and Disclosure Reform:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B02N...WMw/edit?hl=en
http://blog.calgarymayor.ca/2011/09/...ideas-not.html |
Well that is something I wouldn't argue; the electoral finance laws are a complete joke IMO. Just open for so much interpretation that they're useless.
That is the one area where I could see the video being damning for developers; if they're going to be clearly offside in terms of these laws then that would be a different story. Otherwise though, aside from personal dislike of their end goals, it's just a public release of the worst kept secret in municipal politics.