Stop Ford's propaganda machine

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Ford’s using your tax dollars to fund his propaganda machine.

He’s funneling millions of public funds into extremely misleading carbon tax ads -- to manipulate voters and advance his far-right political agenda. ^[1]

And the worst part? It’s completely legal. Money which should go towards our crumbling schools and hospitals can instead be used to spread misinformation and undermine our democracy.

But we have a chance to change this.

There’s a bill making its way through Ontario’s legislature, which would block Ford -- and any other politician -- from airing these kinds of deceptive political ads.^[2]

Conservatives are on record supporting this bill -- but because of pressure from Ford who wants to keep spreading his misinformation, the bill is stuck in committee and risks never going to a vote. ^[3] ^[4]

Thousands of emails from everyday people could give the committee members the support they need to jump-start the process so we can finally pass this legislation into law.

Will you email the committee members right now so we can get back on track to banning taxpayer-funded propaganda?

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Let's get back on track to ban taxpayer funded political ads before Ford launches another fake news ad blitz.

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Dear Committee members,

I’m writing out of concern over the taxpayer-funded political advertisements that Ford’s government is airing on television. These ads fail to tell the truth about the federal government’s carbon tax by omitting information about the rebate that many Ontarians will receive.

Surely we can agree that this kind of one-sided, politicized advertising, paid for with taxpayer money is unacceptable in a modern democracy that takes information and government leadership seriously.

I understand Bill 101 (“the End Taxpayer-funded Propaganda Bill”), which would reinstate the Auditor General’s power to veto these kinds of ads, passed second reading, and is now sitting in the Finance Committee. I also understand that there are no plans, or even a timeline, for reviewing the bill and moving it through the appropriate democratic channels.

I’m writing to ask that you, and your committee member colleagues, prioritize this pressing legislation by creating a reasonable timeline to move Bill 101 through the democratic channels of committee and the legislature.

Banning the use of taxpayer dollars to fund political ads is a cross partisan issue. Bill 101 was originally brought forward by the Progressive Conservatives' deputy leader Sylvia Jones when they were in opposition. Current Conservative MPPs voted to pass bill 101 through first and second reading. A strong majority of Ontarians support this kind of legislation. As does Ontario’s Auditor General, every member of the Official Opposition, and the Minister of Government and Consumer Services in premier Ford’s own cabinet, including others.

Please do what you can to follow the democratic process around Bill 101, in a reasonable and timely manner, so we pass into law what the majority of Ontarians, from across political stripes, want.

Sincerely,

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