and some yall complain the loudest about sloppy fact checking and selective reporting on the part of the dreaded msm.
just a little tiny bit of digging woulda led you to discover whatta non-issue this is.
PART 16
COMMUNICATIONS *
Interpretation
Definitions
319. The definitions in this section apply in this Part.
"election advertising" « publicité électorale »
"election advertising" means the transmission to the public by any means during an election period of an advertising message that promotes or opposes a registered party or the election of a candidate, including one that takes a position on an issue with which a registered party or candidate is associated. For greater certainty, it does not include**
(a) the transmission to the public of an editorial, a debate, a speech, an interview, a column, a letter, a commentary or news;
(b) the distribution of a book, or the promotion of the sale of a book, for no less than its commercial value, if the book was planned to be made available to the public regardless of whether there was to be an election;
(c) the transmission of a document directly by a person or a group to their members, employees or shareholders, as the case may be; or
(d) the transmission by an individual, on a non-commercial basis on what is commonly known as the Internet, of his or her personal political views***.
* this would be the part of the act under which s 331 falls.
** ooops. seems as if there are some exclusions goin on.
*** it's really sad and disturbing to see those who profess to be the most supportive of america's freedoms eagerly--and, to be frank, ignorantly--calling for enforcement of a provision they mistakenly believe to limit freedom of speech.
