US EditionSign Outside Vancouver Mansion During B.C. Election Period Said NDP Is 'Communist'
Chip Wilson was fined $600 for unauthorized election signs violating third-party advertising rules despite later registering and cooperating with Elections BC.
- Elections BC found that Chip Wilson contravened election-advertising rules last year by displaying signs outside his Vancouver mansion, including one calling the New Democratic Party 'Communist.'
- In early October 2024, Elections BC opened a probe after the sign appeared outside Chip Wilson's Vancouver mansion, and Wilson cooperated by registering on Oct. 10, 2024.
- Documents filed with Elections BC show Chip Wilson spent $1,650 on three signs, but only one included the authorization statement required by B.C. election regulations.
- Elections BC investigations director Adam Barnes says Wilson must pay a $600 penalty within 40 days, noting the maximum is $10,000 and Wilson 'may have been unaware' of the rule.
- Amid the inquiry, the home's assessed value and subsequent spray paint vandalism drew public attention, with Premier David Eby saying `When you are so rich that the Red Hot Chili Peppers play your birthday party, it's possible to lose perspective.
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Elections BC Fines Lululemon Founder for Signs Critical of NDP During Election
Elections BC has fined Lululemon founder and billionaire Chip Wilson $600 for posting signs outside his home during the 2024 provincial election without registering as a third party advertising sponsor. The signs were critical of the provincial NDP and David Eby, with one reading, “Eby will tell you the Conservatives are ‘Far Right’ but neglects saying that the NDP is ‘Communist.’” Director of Investigations for Elections BC Adam Barnes wrote a …
Billionaire Chip Wilson gets $600 fine for breaking election rules
A letter to Wilson from Elections BC says three signs the Lululemon founder put up in front of his home during the provincial election period a year ago constituted third-party advertising that required him to register under the Elections Act.
Sign outside Vancouver mansion during B.C. election period said NDP is ‘Communist’
VANCOUVER - Elections BC says billionaire Chip Wilson contravened third-party election advertising rules when he put up signs in front of his Vancouver mansion last year, one of which said the NDP is "Communist."
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Sign outside Vancouver mansion during B.C. election period said NDP is 'Communist'
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