WINNIPEG — Manitoba’s commissioner of elections has ruled the government violated a ban on advertising during election periods when it invited reporters to an…
“My understanding is that the purpose of Section 92 is to prevent the party in power, which has access to enormous government resources, from gaining an electoral advantage by using those resources to assist them in getting their message out,” Bowles wrote in his decision released this week.
Billson was one of the longest-serving Tory staff members, having been press secretary for both Stefanson and former premier Brian Pallister since 2016. She parted ways with the government this spring, and received a severance payment of $35,959, figures on the province’s public-sector disclosure web page indicate.Article content
The Election Financing Act does not provide for any penalties against governments that violate the restrictions on advertising and promotion. A brief written statement from the premier’s office Thursday said the government accepts the commissioner’s findings. The Fort Whyte byelection was called to fill Pallister’s seat after his resignation in 2021. Obby Khan retained the seat for the Tories, beating Liberal candidate Willard Reaves by 197 votes.
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