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Originally Posted by Bunk
The assertion is - that Manning is part charity, part tax exempt non-profit. As the Mayor explained, they can't be as such if their activities directly enrich the donors. So, if the homebuilders donate this money to "bring Preston on board" in the context of an election, and that organization has hired staff "on their behalf" to advance the donor's political agenda - that is not allowed.
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There are a lot of "if's" in there.
The Manning Centre is a non-profit corporation and there is no "part charity".
Donors contribute to further conservatism in Canada, the provinces and now locally at municipal level.
I'm not saying you're wrong; just saying it's a very grey area and I don't believe it's currently covered by any election laws.
Providing campaign guidance could be said of a number of agencies, as someone I think already mentioned - ToastMasters and the like.
Also I don't agree with those who are saying "they are swaying the candidates to be favorable to home builders". I think the candidates positions come first and they happen to align with the business community.