Kinder Morgan to pull ads before election
Published by Stephanie Roker,
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Kinder Morgan has had to pull its advertisements for its future Trans Mountain pipeline expansion during the federal election campaign.
The complaint
This came about after Kennedy Stewart 鶹ýӳ a British Columbian New Democrat who wishes to be re-elected 鶹ýӳ complained about numerous adverts being printed within local papers.
The reason?
Deeming it an unfair playing field, Stewart wrote to Canada鶹ýӳs Elections Commissioner stating if companies wish to promote a position on an election issue then it is required to register with Elections Canada as a third-party adviser subject to spending limits.
Though a decision has not been made yet, Stewart has been assured that the Deputy Commissioner is looking into it.
Actions taken by Kinder Morgan
A spokeswoman for the Trans Mountain expansion has stated that Elections Canada has not contacted the company. Nevertheless, the company has decided not to run advertising 鶹ýӳ in any format or community 鶹ýӳ until after the vote has finished.
However, Stewart believes it is too late for Kinder Morgan to pull its adverts; 鶹ýӳthe law says that if they鶹ýӳve spent over US$500 they have to register as a third-party spender, and indeed they have. It sounds like they weren鶹ýӳt aware, but ignorance is no excuse for breaking the law.鶹ýӳ
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