Ottawa Votes 2018: It's an electoral debut for third-party advertisers

The first municipal election in Ottawa allowing “third-party advertisers” to accept contributions from corporations and unions, independent from political campaigns, has attracted five advertisers.
The deadline to register third-party advertisers was Friday at 4:30 p.m. Any person, corporation or union could have registered as a third-party advertiser, collect contributions and spend the money after registering. It’s a new feature of municipal elections in Ontario.
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