Political donations – The 905er

Bargain-priced corruption? How donation limits & public apathy have inflated corporate influence.

Roland Tanner — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 02:49:27 +0000

What might cost thousands or even millions in the US costs at most a couple of hundred bucks here in Canada. Donor limits don't take the impression of 'cash for influence' out of politics, they just make it much cheaper. So how can we fund parties in a way that makes political finances above suspicion?

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Everything you know about Ontario party funding is wrong

Roland Tanner — Fri, 02 Apr 2021 18:44:19 +0000

The first part of a series of articles on political finances in Ontario. Political parties in Ontario, and across Canada, depend on public subsidies as much as public donations to survive. Shouldn't they be able to support themselves? The answer is that the subsidies are the least of our problems with how parties raise money.

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Queen’s Park Round-up – Three Stories About the Provincial Government and the 905

Roland Tanner — Tue, 02 Mar 2021 11:17:00 +0000

Three stories, all relating to decisions and actions of the provincial government, and all directly affecting our region.

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