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Third-party election ads had false info but didn't break law, commissioner rules
The commissioner ruled false claims about the NDP's policies did not breach election laws despite nearly $34,000 spent by the Canada Growth Council on ads, officials said.
- Bill Bowles this week concluded the advertising by Canada Growth Council Inc. contained false claims yet did not violate election laws, The Canadian Press reported on March 3, 2026.
- In the run-up to Oct. 3, 2023 the Regina-based Canada Growth Council Inc. sent text messages and attack ads claiming the Manitoba NDP would allow free heroin and hard drugs for criminals.
- The report notes that Bowles wrote `The statement that the NDP planned to give out free heroin is quite clearly false`, and prosecutions over character claims could not succeed.
- Records show the council's communications spending was just under $34K, and the NDP captured 34 of 57 seats, despite false ads being legal.
- The Canadian Press did not receive responses Tuesday from the council or Richardson, who is listed as the registrant, CBC reported he was a former Saskatchewan Party communications director.
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2023 election ads targeting Manitoba NDP had false information but didn't break law: commissioner
Election advertising run by a political action group contained false information about Manitoba's NDP but did not violate election laws, the province's commissioner of elections has ruled.
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Third-party election ads had false info but didn’t break law, commissioner rules
WINNIPEG - Election advertising run by a political action group contained false information about Manitoba's New Democratic Party but did not violate election laws, the province's commissioner of elections, Bill Bowles, has ruled.
·Toronto, Canada
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Winnipeg Free Press+7 Reposted by 7 other sources
Third-party election ads had false info but didn't break law, commissioner rules
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·Winnipeg, Canada
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Total News Sources12
Leaning Left6Leaning Right0Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution67% Left
Bias Distribution
- 67% of the sources lean Left
67% Left
L 67%
C 33%
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