… as the Globe and Mail reports, and with the Labour Day Weekend drawing to a close, Brian Topp’s “recusal” from setting NDP leadership rules continues unabated. You’ll get tired of me saying this, but it is straight out of an Orwell novel, I swear.
On a side note, check the reference at the end of the article to the latest brouhaha about to erupt over the Canada Elections Act. To wit,
“In a recent letter, the Conservative Party asked Elections Canada to investigate whether the NDP broke political financing laws during its spring convention.
The Tories say that signs were posted during the NDP’s policy convention last June that indicated unions were sponsoring various events. The Canada Elections Act prohibits unions from making contributions of any kind in the Canadian http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifpolitical system.
Heather Wilson, the NDP’s director of fundraising and membership, said that advertisements and sponsorships at “fair market value” are allowed by law.”
Elections Canada’s interpretation of “sponsorship” and “fair market value” may have serious implications after Harper’s planned phase out of public subsidies.
