In B.C. Freedom of Information and Privacy Association, a non-profit organization that advocates for privacy rights brought the challenge to the SCC over s. 239 of British Columbia's Election Act, questioning whether a registration requirement of people who took part in the political process by posting
homemade election signs, wore T - shirts with political messages, or put bumper stickers on their car was a «reasonable and demonstrably justified limit.»
... The Court accepted the Province's position that the law is limited to sponsors who pay others for
election advertising services or receive services free of charge as a contribution, and that it does not apply to those who wear political t - shirts, put up
homemade signs, or other similar expression.
B.C.'s
Election Act, which requires individuals or organizations wishing to «sponsor election advertising» to register with the province's Chief Electoral Officer, does not catch small - scale election advertising such as displaying homemade signs in windows, putting bumper stickers on cars, or wearing T - shirts with political m
Election Act, which requires individuals or organizations wishing to «sponsor
election advertising» to register with the province's Chief Electoral Officer, does not catch small - scale election advertising such as displaying homemade signs in windows, putting bumper stickers on cars, or wearing T - shirts with political m
election advertising» to register with the province's Chief Electoral Officer, does not catch small - scale
election advertising such as displaying homemade signs in windows, putting bumper stickers on cars, or wearing T - shirts with political m
election advertising such as displaying
homemade signs in windows, putting bumper stickers on cars, or wearing T - shirts with political messages.