TITLE

Buying back our political parties

AUTHOR(S)
MacDermid, Robert
PUB. DATE
November 2000
SOURCE
Canadian Dimension;Nov/Dec2000, Vol. 34 Issue 6, p32
SOURCE TYPE
Periodical
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
Argues for the implementation of campaign- and party-finance reform in Canadian politics. Increase in campaign costs due to television political advertising and campaign techniques of image creation and manipulation; Ban on contributions from corporations and trade unions.
ACCESSION #
3962969

Tags: CAMPAIGN funds;  CANADA -- Politics & government -- 1980-;  POLITICAL advertising

 

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