02/03/2020 13:34 EST
‘Shady’ Anti-Teachers’ Union Ads Might Break Election Rules: Taras Natyshak
The ads, placed by a group called “Vaughan Working Families,” accuse teachers’ unions of using kids as pawns.
By Emma Paling
TORONTO — The provincial NDP is calling on Elections Ontario to investigate “shady” advertisements that appeared in major newspapers over the weekend.
“There’s something concerning here,” NDP MPP Taras Natyshak told reporters at Queen’s Park Monday.
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Full-pagers in Star & G&M. Maybe we should ask @SFLecce who’s behind these. Using the moniker of “Working Fams”. Which fams are those, Stephen? The super-rich ones that contribute the max amount they can every yr to your riding assoc?
Reeks of desperation. #ETFO #onlab #onted
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10:22 AM - Feb 1, 2020
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“Whoever placed this advertisement had the full intention of causing more chaos ... This does nothing to de-escalate any of the tensions that might exist at the bargaining table. In fact, it escalates the tensions.”
The ads, placed by a mysterious group called “Vaughan Working Families,” show a frowning woman holding a report card graded with a “F” and the message: “Teachers’ Union leaders are risking student success. Children are not pawns.”
All of Ontario’s major teachers’ unions are engaged in rotating strikes or work-to-rule campaigns amidst contentious contract negotiations with the government.
Natyshak, who serves as his party’s ethics critic, alleges the ads break election financing rules because voters in two Ottawa ridings are set to elect new MPPs in byelections on Feb. 27. Any groups that conduct political advertising during election periods are subject to Elections Ontario rules.
Natyshak said there is no evidence to link the ads to the government at this time, but that the ads have “all the hallmarks of a Doug Ford smear campaign.”
Elections Ontario would not confirm whether or not it would investigate the matter, but said that any third party that spends more than $500 on political ads during a by-election campaign must register.
“Political advertising also includes advertising with respect to an issue of public policy during an election for which one or more registered political parties or candidates may also have taken a position,” spokesperson Lisa Camps said by email.
https://m.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/ontario-ndp-vaughan-working-families_ca_5e386403c5b6bf30f18d338f
They couldn't even spell "Vaughan" right
‘Shady’ Anti-Teachers’ Union Ads Might Break Election Rules: Taras Natyshak
The ads, placed by a group called “Vaughan Working Families,” accuse teachers’ unions of using kids as pawns.
By Emma Paling
TORONTO — The provincial NDP is calling on Elections Ontario to investigate “shady” advertisements that appeared in major newspapers over the weekend.
“There’s something concerning here,” NDP MPP Taras Natyshak told reporters at Queen’s Park Monday.
Felipe Pareja@FAPareja
Full-pagers in Star & G&M. Maybe we should ask @SFLecce who’s behind these. Using the moniker of “Working Fams”. Which fams are those, Stephen? The super-rich ones that contribute the max amount they can every yr to your riding assoc?
Reeks of desperation. #ETFO #onlab #onted
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10:22 AM - Feb 1, 2020
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“Whoever placed this advertisement had the full intention of causing more chaos ... This does nothing to de-escalate any of the tensions that might exist at the bargaining table. In fact, it escalates the tensions.”
The ads, placed by a mysterious group called “Vaughan Working Families,” show a frowning woman holding a report card graded with a “F” and the message: “Teachers’ Union leaders are risking student success. Children are not pawns.”
All of Ontario’s major teachers’ unions are engaged in rotating strikes or work-to-rule campaigns amidst contentious contract negotiations with the government.
Natyshak, who serves as his party’s ethics critic, alleges the ads break election financing rules because voters in two Ottawa ridings are set to elect new MPPs in byelections on Feb. 27. Any groups that conduct political advertising during election periods are subject to Elections Ontario rules.
Natyshak said there is no evidence to link the ads to the government at this time, but that the ads have “all the hallmarks of a Doug Ford smear campaign.”
Elections Ontario would not confirm whether or not it would investigate the matter, but said that any third party that spends more than $500 on political ads during a by-election campaign must register.
“Political advertising also includes advertising with respect to an issue of public policy during an election for which one or more registered political parties or candidates may also have taken a position,” spokesperson Lisa Camps said by email.
https://m.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/ontario-ndp-vaughan-working-families_ca_5e386403c5b6bf30f18d338f
They couldn't even spell "Vaughan" right