The bill amends the Canada Elections Act to require candidates and registered parties who transmit election advertising to the public, whether during an election period or not, to specify in the advertising that they authorized its content. It also requires third parties who transmit such advertising to specify that they are responsible for its content.
The bill does not concern a question that is outside federal jurisdiction. It does not clearly violate the Constitution Act. It does not concern a question that is substantially the same as one already voted on by the House of Commons in the current session. It does not concern a question that is currently on the order paper or notice paper as an item of government business.