Well, the disclosure statements are in and we now know (sort of) how much was spent trying to sway voters during B.C.’s local elections in November.
In addition to disclosures on how much candidates spent during the elections, there are also filings for more than 100 organizations registered with Elections BC as third-party sponsors. This is the first time third parties have been forced to register with Elections BC and report their spending — and at least two fossil fuel companies are in the mix.
Big third-party advertisers include Woodfibre LNG, which spent $18,248 on newspaper and radio ads in (Read more…)