Time to plug loopholes that make it ‘almost an invitation’ for foreign money to influence elections, Liberals, opposition agree

The Liberals are planning new rules to limit third-party spending between elections, amid calls for action now to stop U.S.-style problems from bubbling up.

New rules to ‘strengthen’ laws around third-party election activity are coming, says the office of Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould, left, pictured in June 2017. Treasury Board President Scott Brison is filling in for Ms. Gould while she is on maternity leave. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY CHARELLE EVELYN

March 21, 2018

The Liberal government says it plans to introduce new rules to limit foreign influence and money in federal elections—action opposition Parliamentarians and political observers say is needed now before it turns into a real problem. The government wants to ensure "our democratic institutions are p...

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