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submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by AlolanVulpix@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/40228347

The Supreme Court of Canada has struck down a Ford government law that restricted political advertising by third parties, such as unions, in the year ahead of a scheduled election campaign.

The top court ruled in a 5-4 decision that the law allowed for political parties’ ads to “drown out” those of third-party groups, infringing on citizens' right to meaningfully participate in the democratic process.

“The information available to voters in Ontario in the year before an election must include the interests, voices and views of different citizens and parties,” reads the majority decision written by Justice Andromache Karakatsanis.

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[-] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 11 points 2 days ago

I would argue that we at least have the right to know who they are. In the case of unions, that's certainly the case.

[-] Arkouda@lemmy.ca -3 points 2 days ago

I would argue that if you don't like the system you should work to change the system and ensure that all Political advertisements must make available who paid for it. Which to my knowledge is already a thing in Canada.

Is it? Because we seem to be highly dependent on investagative journalists for that sort of thing.

[-] Arkouda@lemmy.ca -2 points 2 days ago

Is it? Because we seem to be highly dependent on investagative journalists for that sort of thing.

Who use access to information requests to get information for their investigations. Which you, as a citizen, can also make in order to obtain aforementioned information.

If you want the information go and get it instead of being highly dependent on others to tell you what the truth is.

[-] uhmbah@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

Search "Canada access to information broken" to understand previous comments...

[-] Arkouda@lemmy.ca -2 points 1 day ago

Search “Canada access to information broken” to understand previous comments…

Search "Canada access to information" to find the portal to make a request to access information and find that it is functional. Which is the opposite of "broken".

[-] uhmbah@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

Ah, I see. It's not about understanding. You just want to debate.

No thanks.

[-] Arkouda@lemmy.ca -2 points 1 day ago

Ah, I see. It’s not about understanding. You just want to debate.

No thanks.

This isn't, and was never, a debate.

You are just wrong. Take the L and walk away.

[-] uhmbah@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Right. You avoid doing the research. Tell me I'm wrong. Then tell me I'm a loser.

Well, when I throw the L back at you, it means "lazy troll".

Edit: LOL then they double down on the trolling...

[-] Arkouda@lemmy.ca -2 points 1 day ago

Right. You avoid doing the research.

I haven't avoided doing any research. I am not going to waste my time demonstrating to you why you are wrong.

If the system was broken journalists wouldn't be able to access the information you say is impossible to obtain because the "system is broken" you absolute genius.

Tell me I’m wrong. Then tell me I’m a loser.

You are wrong, I never called you a loser, but I won't disagree with your choice of words to describe yourself.

Well, when I throw the L back at you, it means “lazy troll”.

Projection at its best.

Go upstairs and cry to your mom about it.

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