Feds Spent $17.7 Million on Advertising in Lead up to Election Moratorium

Feds Spent $17.7 Million on Advertising in Lead up to Election Moratorium
A voter walks past a sign directing voters to a polling station for the Canadian federal election in Cremona, AB., Oct. 19, 2015. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh
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OTTAWA—Canadians can expect an onslaught of political advertising this fall as parties compete for their attention—and votes—by loading their television screens and social media feeds with promises and partisan attacks.

Government advertising, meanwhile, will remain at a mandatory standstill until after the votes are counted as the result of a newly-imposed spending moratorium on public awareness campaigns in the months leading up to the election.