84.1The following definitions apply in this section and in sections 84.15 to 84.9.
“campaign period” means the period beginning with the issue of a writ and ending on polling day.(campagne électorale)
“chief financial officer” means a third party’s chief financial officer appointed in accordance with subsection 84.35(1) or (3).(directeur des finances)
“election advertising” means a message transmitted to the public by any means during a campaign period that promotes or opposes a registered political party or the election of a candidate or takes a position on an issue with which a registered political party or a candidate is associated, but does not include the following:
(publicité électorale)
(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 it was planned that the book be made available to the public regardless of whether there was an election;
(c)
the transmission of a document directly by a person or a group to its members, employees or shareholders, as the case may be; and
(d)
the transmission by an individual, on a non-commercial basis, of his or her personal political views via the Internet.
“election advertising contribution” means a service, money or other property donated to a third party to support its election advertising, but does not include the following:
(contribution pour publicité électorale)
(a)
the donation by an individual of his or her personal services, talents or expertise or of the use of his or her vehicle and the product of that donation, if it is given freely and not as part of work provided by the individual in the service of an employer; and
(b)
a loan granted for the purpose of election advertising at a fair market rate of interest.
“election advertising expense” means an amount paid, a liability incurred or the value of a non-monetary contribution accepted for the purpose of producing or transmitting election advertising.(dépense de publicité électorale)
“group” means a group of persons acting together by mutual consent for a common purpose, and includes a trade union.(groupe)
“registered third party” means a third party whose registration has been accepted by the Supervisor under subsection 84.4(1).(tiers enregistré)
“third party” means a person or group other than a registered political party, a registered district association or a candidate.(tiers)
2008, c.48, s.1; 2017, c.28, s.48