Third-party advertisers spend $1M to influence election | CBC News
The biggest player of all third-party advertisers this time
around is Shaping Alberta’s Future. The group has ties to some large
energy companies in Calgary and is promoting conservative principles,
low taxes and the defeat of the NDP.
around is Shaping Alberta’s Future. The group has ties to some large
energy companies in Calgary and is promoting conservative principles,
low taxes and the defeat of the NDP.
Shaping Alberta’s Future has $298,000 to spend, just $2,000 shy of the spending cap.
The
biggest corporate donors to Shaping Alberta’s future are Calgary energy
companies Surge Energy and Crew Energy, with donations of $75,000 and
$30,000, respectively.