Former Ontario NDP director broke election laws with anti-Conservative “fact check”

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Former Ontario NDP director broke election laws with anti-Conservative “fact check”

A former Ontario NDP operative and owner of an anti-conservative and left-wing “fact check” website was fined for violating the Canada Elections Act.  Ethan Phillips, who edits the website Canada Fact Check, was cited for breaking partisan advertising rules and failing to register as a third-party advertiser for incurring over $500 on Facebook ads during the 2019 federal election.   “The promoted ads contained the required elements of partisan a…