canada elections
Canada Elections Climate Change and God
<p>I just saw this BBC news article.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49400492" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Canada election: Charities warned against climate change ads</a></p>
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<p>Canada's election watchdog has warned environmentalists that saying climate change is real could break the law.</p>
<p>The issue arose because one party running in October's election denies climate change is a threat.</p>
<p>That has led Elections Canada to warn groups that running paid advertisements about climate change could be considered partisan activity.</p>
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<p>So what happens if an atheist runs for office?</p>
<p>Are paid advertisements about God/Religion banned, during the election?</p>

<p>I don't think such an ad would constitute an issue ad, because it doesn't have a relationship to a party platform, which is the legal basis for the Elections Canada announcement. The "issue" issue could easily change. The law could also <a href="https://www.fin.gc.ca/n18/18-101-eng.asp" rel="nofollow noreferrer">change</a>, and if the change is adopted it will be retroactive (probably not this election cycle, but it's also probably too late to invent a partisan issue regarding religion). </p>
