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« 12 legal initiatives launched [Previous] Six legal initiatives were proposed during February–April 2006. These initiatives were of four types, as presented below.
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As Alex Boivin alluded to in his letter to Industry Canada regarding whether David Emerson engaged in false/misleading advertising, political advertising seems to be treated quite differently from commercial advertising in Canada. Nevertheless, it is interesting to compare what is unacceptable in the world of business competition under the Competition Act with what is allowed in Canadian politics under Canadian law. ► More on this comparison.
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Contracts have limited merit, but oaths could be sworn in two ways. One way would be to amend the Canada Elections Act, which already requires candidates standing for a federal political election to make a statement under oath. A second way would be to encourage political candidates to sign a statement under oath with their official agents on behalf of their Riding Association, if there is one. (A weak version of the second proposal was enacted at a public meeting of Vancouver-Kingsway candidates for the 40th Canadian Federal Election on Tuesday 7 October 2008. The moderator of the meeting took the unusual step of of asking all the candidates to pledge to the voters of Vancouver-Kingsway that they wouldn’t change parties. Wendy Yuan, the Liberal Party candidate, said in response: “I personally pledge to you that I am totally committed to you.” She was not elected.) ► More on these two oath-swearing proposals.
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