The Supreme Court of Canada has found an Ontario law that limits spending on third-party election advertising violates the constitutional right to vote.

The country’s highest court dismissed the Ontario government’s appeal with a split 5-4 decision and struck down that part of the law.

Before 2021, third parties in Ontario could spend up to $600,000 on advertising in the six months before a provincial election call.

The Supreme Court of Canada ruling said the spending limit law allows political parties to "drown out" the voices of third parties.{ai:summary}<p>The Supreme Court of Canada ruled that an Ontario law restricting third-party election advertising spending infringes on the constitutional right to vote. The court's 5-4 decision overturned the law, which previously capped spending at $600,000 in the six months leading up to an election. </p><p>#politics</p>

Ontario law limiting third-party election ad spending is unconstitutional: Supreme Court

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