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B.C. limits on election ads don’t violate Charter, top court rules

Monday, February 06, 2017 @ 10:39 AM | By Cristin Schmitz

The Supreme Court has upheld — but narrowly construed — British Columbia’s election advertising restrictions, while also giving governments some leeway to justify Charter infringements in election laws without presenting social science evidence.

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