The 91视频 election is taking place on February 27, 2025.

The election period is an opportunity for nonprofits to connect with residents, and work together on shared issues and opportunities for collective community impact, but with a snap election being called these opportunities are compressed as often planning for an election is limited by various factors, but this does not mean that nonprofits cannot still engage.

Nonprofits play a vital role in fostering an inclusive democracy. As the bridge between our communities and government, nonprofits engage and amplify community voices, provide unique public policy insight, and hold governments and decision-makers accountable. As trusted messengers with deep community roots, nonprofits are uniquely positioned to reach underrepresented voters and build a more inclusive and equitable democracy.

Read more about how democracy cannot thrive without the nonprofit sector in this blog.

Effective election advocacy does not follow a one-size-fits-all formula.

ONN encourages nonprofits to engage in election advocacy work, share the impact you are having, and talk about the issues your nonprofit and community care about, before, during and after the election. Let鈥檚 not be humble!

Even with a limited timeframe, there are ways for nonprofits to act, such as:

• Combating misinformation and disinformation during elections
• Communicating the value of nonprofits
• Election advocacy 
• Encouraging non-partisan voter engagement

Get more info about ONN鈥檚 upcoming webinar: .

91视频鈥檚 Election Finances Act – Third party election advertising

Before the 2022 91视频 election, the Government of 91视频 changed the Election Finances Act (s.37.10(2)) to extend the limits on how much third parties like nonprofits can spend on election advertising to include the election period and 12 months before the writ dropped. A union-led coalition successfully challenged this in the 91视频 Superior Court and 91视频 Court of Appeal, which struck down this rule about the spending limit in the pre-election period. The Government has appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada which heard the case in May of 2024 but has not yet given their decision. In the meantime, the spending limit on the pre-election period does not apply.

However, if an election is called before this government’s term is up, the above court battle will not be relevant. This is because the spending limits during the pre-election period are only relevant when there is a fixed date election (i.e. an election that happens at the end of a government’s full term). For elections that happen before the end of a government’s full term, there is no spending limit on third party advertising until the writ is dropped (see of the Election Finances CFO Handbook for Third Parties 2025).

Additional resources:

• • 91视频 2025 snap election 鈥� Third party advertising rules: questions from the webinar
• Political Advertising Spending Chart
• Infographic – Vibrant Democracy. Vital Communities.

ONN鈥檚 91视频 election priorities

Communities must be front-and-centre in this provincial election. It is vital that all parties focus on ensuring the nonprofit sector thrives, so organizations can continue to feed, shelter, heal, inspire, educate, and nurture communities across 91视频.

This election, ONN is calling on all political party leaders to:

1. Create a home in government for the nonprofit sector to effectively work with 91视频鈥檚 58,000 nonprofits and charities.
2. Kick-start an 91视频 Nonprofit Housing Acquisition Fund to protect affordable rental housing stock. 
3. Prioritize nonprofit and public systems to deliver care in 91视频 and build safeguards to protect 91视频鈥檚 vital care infrastructure from commercialization.

Download ONN鈥檚 election priorities.

If ONN鈥檚 election priorities resonate with you, we encourage you to:

• Share them on social media, newsletters, and with your networks.
• Amplify ONN鈥檚 election priorities during your meetings with candidates, and/or include them in your election priorities. Connect the dots between your policy priorities and ONN鈥檚 election priorities to show

ONN鈥檚 party platform analysis

ONN’s party platform analysis, and a collection nonprofit advocacy efforts, including resources, campaigns, and election priorities:

• 2025 91视频 Election – Party platform analysis
• 2025 91视频 Election – Nonprofit advocacy efforts

You can also check out the party pages for more information about their priorities and platforms:

Election advocacy resources

• 91视频 Nonprofit Sector Infographic
• Elections 91视频 –
• Advocacy Spectrum Tool
• ONN Policy Agenda: Active democracy

As an expression of democracy ourselves, nonprofits also have a critical role to play in activating and stewarding a thriving democracy. Governments make, implement, and enforce public policy. But it is the people 鈥� the citizens 鈥� who should drive it. Nonprofits can be the bridge between communities and government as we amplify community voices, provide unique public policy insights, and hold governments and decision-makers accountable. 

There is significant untapped potential for 91视频鈥檚 nonprofit sector to help activate a healthy democracy, particularly right now as there are threats to it. But there are currently two barriers that seem to prevent this from happening. 

At ONN鈥檚 2024 Nonprofit Driven conference, we held a democracy plenary session where attendees discussed amongst each other what they had been observing at the intersection of nonprofits and a healthy democracy. We heard that the public鈥檚 lack of trust in government and overt polarization in communities were undermining the sector’s intrinsic role in a democratic society. 

Barriers preventing nonprofits from rallying communities to support democratic processes

1. Lack of public trust in government

The lack of trust the public has in government makes it considerably difficult to convince them to take civic action, like voting, no matter what political parties are promising. Amongst the everyday Ontarian, we are seeing an increase in apathy towards politics. A by the Fraser Institute suggests that among their usual supporters, all major political parties have lost hundreds of thousands of supporters in the last two elections.

This lack of trust seeps into the nonprofit sector鈥檚 public policy and advocacy work. When people aren鈥檛 engaging civically, their concerns do not translate into policy solutions because policy agendas are driven by elected officials who are elected by the voters. This leads to a vicious cycle of people not voting, their issues aren鈥檛 on the agenda, and because their issues are not on the agenda, they are less likely to be civically engaged. 

Despite the apathy, there is an opportunity for the sector to change things. Given the current and growing role nonprofits play in providing social services, amplifying public concerns, convening community initiatives, and adapting to social issues, trust in our sector has begun to supersede that of government. conducted both in Canada and the US show that in the post-pandemic era most people have increasingly relied on nonprofit organizations to, not only provide care of some sort, but also to take a leading role in disseminating information, and coordinating public policy advocacy strategies. This means that our sector鈥檚 power in influencing public policy is higher than ever before.

2. Overt polarization in communities 

More and more nonprofits are having to navigate a politically and socially polarizing environment when delivering on their community-based missions.

There are two types of polarization that make the success of collective public policy advocacy difficult:

• Refers to the divergence of political attitudes to ideological extremes. Political polarization usually results in the omission of civil discourse with regards to policy, and leads to gridlock that makes it difficult for any government to adequately address issues. It鈥檚 also been noted to be a serious threat to the democratic rule of law because it undermines the public’s trust in government institutions. 
• Refers to the widening gap between subgroups of people in terms of their social circumstances and opportunities, and the tensions that grow between these subgroups.

Internally, social polarization has exacerbated the division and lack of social cohesion in our society, and that is mirrored in our sector. This makes it increasingly difficult to have a collective voice on key priorities, let alone shared priorities. Externally, political polarization drowns out the noise of sound and comprehensive public policy advocacy. Due to the lack of trust in governments, the general public is becoming increasingly more inclined to side with more extreme views that adhere to their particular circumstance as opposed to indulging in productive public discourse. 

What makes this phenomenon even more concerning is that populist movements feed into these widening effects of polarization for the sake of political power instead of making strides toward compromise and unification. 

Nonprofits even suggest that the prevalence of misinformation and disinformation from public figures are responsible for the increase in apathy towards the democratic process by their stakeholders (people they serve or represent). In an era where news and information are no longer exclusively communicated through traditional outlets, people are easily susceptible to misinformation from uncredited sources.

Four ways nonprofits can overcome these barriers聽

These are big and complex barriers that require long-term systems change efforts from the sector, collectively. 

One of the easiest windows to take advantage of and curb the effects of these issues is an election period. Elections are the one time when everyone (voting or not) pays the most attention to public policy issues. And as a sector, we can impact the agenda-setting of policy platforms in a way that truly reflects the interest of Ontarians.聽

To overcome the barriers to a thriving democracy, nonprofits can act as:

1. Stewards of critical information: Nonprofits can provide a nonpartisan overview of each party’s election platform. Nonprofits, particularly those who have a social media presence or those who are rooted in community, are well positioned to assume this role and encourage their stakeholders to capitalize on their democratic rights; rest assured that the information provided is objective and based on facts.聽
2. Catalyzers of civic engagement: Actively encourage your stakeholders, members, employees, and clients to vote. Many eligible voters, whether they be recent citizens, young voters, elderly, or voters with disabilities, do not have聽a good grasp of how 91视频/Canada鈥檚 first-past-the-post electoral system works. Thus, we encourage community organizations to develop engaging ways to educate their stakeholders on how the electoral process works( ie. mock elections, webinars, etc.)
3. Public policy advocates: Meet with prospective to talk about policy issues that pertain to your nonprofit: Having one-on-one meetings with candidates is a great way to build a relationship. Candidates typically have strong ties to their community and carry those ties to the legislature. Knowing that you have someone you can trust advocating for your cause at Queens park goes a long way. Support candidate debates to assess the candidates’ take on certain public policies of interest which you can then share with your communities as stewards.
4. Mobilizers! Unite with other local nonprofits or like-minded nonprofits to make your policy concerns known. Whether you are in the arts, environment, housing, or a community service org, there are other organizations like yours who want the same thing. When a variety of different organizations collectively make the same set of policy demands, it becomes difficult for governments to ignore.聽

With both snap federal and provincial elections on the horizon, now is the time to kickstart our democracy work. ONN will be offering workshops leading up to the election on how nonprofits can effectively strategize around the election, and how they can position themselves as stewards against misinformation and disinformation. 

The state of our society is more divided and misled than any other time in recent history, but nonprofits can help bring communities back together.

Here are four things nonprofits need to know if they want to advocate:

1. Your advocacy has enormous power

As a nonprofit, you bring together beneficiaries, members, volunteers, staff, donors, and others behind a cause in your local community. Many of them would be thrilled to join a campaign to advocate for the cause during a municipal election. Particularly for nonprofits with missions that are locally focused, the low turnout in municipal elections generally means that you have the power to mobilize your community to affect election outcomes. 

2. You have a right to advocate – and communities need you to

Whether you are a grassroots group, nonprofit, or charity, you have a right to participate in the democratic process. Unfortunately, there are still some myths about what nonprofits and charities can’t do. Since changes to the Income Tax Act in 2018, charities now have an unlimited ability to engage in nonpartisan advocacy.聽

3. Registered charities must stay nonpartisan

Registered charities are not allowed to support or oppose a candidate for office and this includes municipal elections. 

However, registered charities can still engage in a wide variety of nonpartisan advocacy activities like:

• All-candidates debates
• Pledges that candidates can sign on to
• Petitions, flyers, and other issue-based awareness raising tools

To learn more about the rules, read put out by the Canada Revenue Agency. Nonprofits that are not charities can choose to be partisan. 

4. You only need to register with your municipality if your advertisements are partisan

Under 91视频鈥檚 Municipal Elections Act, individuals and nonprofit corporations must register with their municipality only if they plan on spending money on advertising that supports, promotes, or opposes a candidate for office or ballot question. If you are considering partisan advertising, you can learn more about the general rules . 

Advocacy resources:

The 91视频 Nonprofit Network has created several resources on effective advocacy:

• Advocacy Spectrum

For inspiring examples of advocacy from our network, follow us on social media as we will be amplifying examples throughout the election period. 

I first heard these powerful words from Pam during ONN鈥檚 webinar on . Nonprofits have been moving like water these past two years; time and again, organizations have pushed through challenges and pivoted in order to continue to feed, shelter, heal, and nurture communities. Organizations also used their collective voice to advocate for their communities and the nonprofit sector. From pandemic pay for frontline workers, liability protection to continue services, to the new federal-provincial child care agreement, our efforts have led to policy changes that benefit communities. Throughout the pandemic, we have found ways to move our missions forward through obstacles.

Now it’s time to focus our sights on the 91视频 election on June 2. This election is a critical moment in time. We are emerging from a two-year global pandemic, facing historic levels of costs of living, and potentially heading into an economic recession. The pandemic has revealed how deeply inequities are entrenched in our current economic and social systems. As nonprofits, we need to continue engaging in advocacy this election to make sure the next government has a vision and a plan to create an equitable post-pandemic 91视频. 

Here are five ways organizations can use this election to benefit communities.

1. Share resources and amplify community voices

A simple way to start engaging in election advocacy is to share resources created by other organizations with your network and amplify the voices of knowledge holders in your community. There might be community organizing efforts already successfully underway. Instead of reinventing the wheels, think about ways to amplify these existing initiatives and provide a platform for them to reach a bigger audience. 

This could look like: 

• Sharing the election priorities of nonprofits that align with your missions on your communication channels (newsletter, social media, etc.). 
• Sharing posts and content from other organizations or individuals that talk about the same issues. 
• Reaching out to folks from other organizations or individuals in the communities you serve and inviting them to share their expertise and strategies with your organization and network – this can be in the form of a presentation, a workshop, or a community meeting.  

ONN recently added a in our newsletter dedicated to sharing election-related news, resources, and inspiring examples of what organizations are doing across 91视频.

Resources to get started: 

2. Raise awareness about your issue

What is the issue you are working on? What are the solutions you want to share? Why should they matter to the public and candidates? Raising awareness about your issues is a great way to demonstrate to the public and candidates that these issues matter. It also shows that you have community-based knowledge and solutions. Write or , or share video stories highlighting key issues for your organization that you want the public to know. There is power in your story! These efforts may not seem explicitly linked to the election, but will raise the profile of your issues and get the attention of parties and candidates.

ONN uses many communication tools to build awareness of sector-wide issues, such as blog posts, , and campaigns.

Resources to get started: 

3. Build the long game: Reach out to candidates and political parties 

Meeting with candidates and political parties is a great way to inform candidates about the work your nonprofit is doing and bring community issues to their attention. During your meeting, you could share with them a recent report, research, or data points that capture key focus for your organization and community. Candidates want to meet as many constituents as they can to demonstrate they know their communities well, and are the best option come polling day. It’s also about the long game: use this opportunity to begin building relationships with candidates to become champions for community issues. A current candidate might become a cabinet minister down the road, making key policy decisions that directly impact the work you do. 

Tip: Make sure to reach out to all political parties and candidates in your riding to cover the spectrum of policy influencers and to remain nonpartisan. 

Engaging with candidates and political parties can involve:

• Writing to candidates to ask for a meeting
• Inviting them to your events
• Attending an event where candidates are speaking
• Engaging with them on social media. For instance, many candidates have Twitter accounts – connecting with them on Twitter is a creative way to get their attention while also being noticed by a wider audience.

ONN is currently reaching out to all provincial parties. We will present to them strategic issues faced by the sector – and propose solutions – to get commitments for a thriving nonprofit sector in their election platforms. Currently, we are working on building champions for the nonprofit sector at Queen鈥檚 Park by meeting with current MPPs in various ridings.

Resources to get started:

• How to find candidates in your riding
• ONN鈥檚 Tips for reaching out to candidates

4. Share what candidates and parties are saying

There is a lot of information being released by candidates and parties leading up to the election. Where does each party stand on the issues impacting the communities you serve? What are they missing? Election engagement is a two-way street so listening to these priorities and analyzing their relevance provides an important service to the people and groups you serve by helping them better understand the election focus now and post-election. To ensure nonpartisanship, don鈥檛 focus only on one candidate or political party. 

Create a web page where all the relevant information can be found in one place to make it easier for communities to access the information. Be creative! You can create tables and infographics to compare different party priorities. 

Check out the examples below for some inspiration before doing your own party platform analysis!

• ONN Summary of Party Positions – 91视频 2018 Election 

Resources to get started:

5. Support your communities to get out and vote

Consider ways to help the communities you serve effectively engage in our democracy. Many communities , including ,, racialized, newcomer, and low-income communities, as well as people with disabilities and . It is crucial that their voices, which have been historically silenced, be heard during elections. 

Ways nonprofits can provide support include:

• Informing clients and program participants about the election and reminding them to vote! Demystifying the voting process.
• Helping them register to vote if needed. 
• Providing free transportation to program participants to polling stations. 

Remember, nonpartisanship is key! Don鈥檛 focus only on one candidate or political party. It鈥檚 not about who people vote for, but that people are empowered to use their right to vote as one way to voice their opinion on policies and issues that matter to them. 

Resources to get started: 

Don鈥檛 hesitate, advocate!

In my recent conversations with nonprofits about the upcoming election, two emotions came up repeatedly: hesitancy and anxiety. I want to acknowledge these emotions we are feeling. Nonprofits have been at the front line working with communities and meeting crises at every turn. In addition, the HR crisis is limiting organizations’ capacities to take on more work. It can be overwhelming when it feels like there鈥檚 so much change that needs to happen, and so little time in between all the other work we do. The seemingly burdensome and complex election rules don鈥檛 help either. 

Even during challenging times, there are still moments and spaces for us to make our voices heard. We encourage every organization to find their role to engage in the upcoming election. 

Whether you are reaching out to candidates, running advocacy campaigns, helping voters get out to the polling stations, or educating the public on issues your communities are facing, you are taking actions, you are sowing seeds. Trust that the seeds you sow will blossom.

ONN will continue to share election advocacy resources with the nonprofit sector as more information is released, including our analysis of all political parties鈥� election platforms.

Written by Candice Zhang, Policy Advisor at ONN.

The 91视频 Election is taking place on June 2, 2022. 

The election period is an opportunity for nonprofits to connect with residents and work together on shared issues and opportunities for collective community impact. This is also a chance for the sector to share the profound impact of nonprofits and charities on our communities and the issues we as a sector are working on across 91视频.

Nonprofits play a vital role in fostering an inclusive democracy. As the bridge between our communities and government, nonprofits engage and amplify community voices, provide unique public policy insight, and hold governments and decision-makers accountable. 

Effective election advocacy does not follow a one-size-fits-all formula.

ONN encourages nonprofits to engage in election advocacy work, share the impact you are having, and talk about the issues your nonprofit and community care about, before, during and after the election. Let鈥檚 not be humble!

ONN’s 91视频 Election Asks:

Communities must be front-and-centre in the upcoming provincial election. It is vital that all parties focus on ensuring the nonprofit sector thrives, so organizations can continue to feed, shelter, heal, inspire, educate and nurture communities across 91视频. 

This election, ONN is calling on all political party leaders to:

1. Support nonprofit workers and volunteers now, and invest in a resilient workforce for the future.
2. Take profit out of care by phasing out for-profit owners/operators in 91视频鈥檚 care systems, and creating an environment to expand nonprofit and public care.
3. Support inclusive local economies through community benefit agreements and by creating an enabling environment for social enterprises and co-operatives.
4. Create a 鈥淗ome in Government鈥� for the nonprofit sector.

A more detailed document with our election asks and solutions is available for download.

Download ONN鈥檚 Election Priorities

ONN’s Party Platform Analysis

The four major parties of 91视频 have released their respective platforms to the public for review. In ONN鈥檚 2022 platform analysis, we鈥檝e broken down each party’s policies into sixteen sub sectors from housing and income-security to climate change and anti-racism. We have also analyzed these platforms to see how well they align with our election asks as well as our policy priorities. 

The NDP, Liberals, and Greens have all promised to raise the minimum wage to $16 an hour, along with other big promises like phasing out for-profit care, repealing Bill 124, and legislating 10 paid sick days for all. We鈥檝e also seen promises from all four major parties to raise 91视频 Disability Support Program (ODSP) rates and build more long-term care beds. All of these policies could be game-changers for the sector to have stronger policy and investments for our work in communities over the next four years.

But there is still work to be done. Organizations across the sector are calling for multi-year core funding, and investment in a sector-wide labour force strategy. A home in government would greatly help to break down silos with the 16+ ministries we engage. 

Our full analysis is available for download below.

Read ONN鈥檚 Party Platform Analysis

Election Podcast Mini-Series:

Episode 0 –  91视频 Election 2022: Nonprofits and collective advocacy

This first episode of our election mini-series gives a sneak peek of fascinating stories of how nonprofits are getting innovative as they work together to get the attention of parties and candidates on critical community issues and solutions for Ontarians.

Host: Sarah Matsushita, Director of Communications at ONN

Episode 1 –  Coalition building through Queer Vote 91视频

Queer Vote 91视频 is an historic coalition of 2SLBTQI+ organizations with an action plan to ensure queer and trans issues and solutions are on the agenda this election. Join us as the coalition鈥檚 co-founder Fae Johnstone shares the behind-the-scenes of how one tweet got it all started, and why we speak better and louder when there’s more of us in the room.
Guest Biography: Fae Johnstone is executive director and co-owner of Wisdom2Action (W2A) and based on unceded, unsurrendered Algonquin territory in Ottawa, 91视频. She is an experienced community engagement expert, diversity and inclusion consultant, and project manager. Over her past two years working with W2A, Fae has led local, provincial, and national initiatives focused on 2SLGBTQ+ community health and wellness, youth mental health, meaningful community engagement, and gender-based violence. 

Resource:

Episode 2: Climate collectives harnessing the power of community

This episode jumps into the twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss and how the climate movement in 91视频 stays agile. Our guest Tim Gray of Environmental Defence shares why the election window is such an important time to advocate for policy, the message collectives are hoping to get across to politicians this cycle, and the work that comes after election day.
Guest biography: Tim grew up on the shores of Lake Huron and acquired his love of nature there. He has over 25 years of experience developing and implementing environmental policy change efforts. These have included major shifts in land conservation, forest practices and climate change. Starting out his career as a biologist and policy analyst, Tim has spent a lot of time learning skills that move complex environmental issues toward resolution.

Resources: ;

Episode 3: Engaging Black communities during elections and beyond

The next provincial government is hopefully going to lead us to the other side of the pandemic. But are parties bringing an anti-Black racism lens to their policy commitments? Velma Morgan of Operation Black Vote Canada joins us to talk about why it matters to bring party hopefuls to Black communities to hear issues directly, and why all nonprofits need to get political.
Guest biography: Velma Morgan has experience in creating and implementing public policies and programs in the 91视频 provincial government. For over 10 years she advised Cabinet Ministers in 5 Ministries. Her comprehensive knowledge of government and public policy processes allows her to quickly decipher and analyze complex issues and positively contributes to a solution. As an advocate for gender and cultural representation and inclusion in government, she ensured that the voices of marginalized communities were reflected in the government’s policies and communications.

To hear more of our pod cast visit Digging In.

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Blogs related to advocacy:

On November 4, the 91视频 government released its Fall Economic Statement, 鈥�,鈥� alongside a mini-budget implementation bill, . The government is focusing on 鈥減rotecting our progress,鈥� 鈥渂uilding 91视频,鈥� and 鈥渨orking for workers,鈥� to 鈥渇ight the COVID-19 pandemic and promote economic recovery.鈥� This translates into targeted investments in healthcare, physical infrastructure, and skills development.

ONN is encouraged to see investments in increasing mental health supports for frontline health and long-term care workers, improving conditions in congregate settings to combat COVID-19, and expanding the care economy (namely long-term care and home care), including its workforce. However, the Fall Economic Statement squanders the opportunity to take immediate action to protect progress, build 91视频, and work for workers. There is no mention of making permanent the temporary wage enhancement for essential frontline workers to recruit and retain them for years to come, nor mention of a federal child care bilateral agreement. Neither is there another round of small business (and nonprofit) support grants, something our recent sector survey suggested would help with the recovery.

The province鈥檚 mini-budget does not reflect the critical role nonprofits play in an equitable recovery for 91视频, as partners of government. There are missed opportunities in prioritizing nonprofit and public sector driven care services and dedicating supports for nonprofits as they rebuild the communities they serve post-pandemic. The mini-budget mentions the sector in passing, and makes only a vague commitment that the Province will 鈥渨ork to identify opportunities to support the charities sector and expand its impact for people.鈥�
This Fall Economic Statement focuses attention on infrastructure but fails to recognize the value of social infrastructure (such as licensed child care, community-based arts and recreation groups, and nonprofit housing) and misses the mark on how and where investments are really needed. For an equitable pandemic recovery, 91视频 needs transformative measures that address the deep systemic challenges Ontarians face. Public dollars are used most efficiently when they are invested in social infrastructure that is public and nonprofit driven, which benefits both the economy and the well-being of Ontarians, rather than shareholders.
New announcements impacting nonprofits

• $12.4M over two years, starting in 2021鈥�22, to continue rapid access to existing and expanded mental health and addictions supports for health and long鈥恡erm care workers across the province.
• $548.5M over three years to expand home and community care.
• $8.9M in 2021鈥�22 for COVID鈥�19 supports (personal protective equipment, ventilation filters etc.) in congregate care settings.
• $10M new, for a total of $20M over 3 years, for Residential School burial site identification and commemoration.
• $1.6M over three years to create a database of diverse, skilled volunteers who will be screened and receive training to help respond to emergencies. ONN will be connecting with nonprofit leaders in volunteer engagement and crisis response to support their involvement.
• Temporary 91视频 Staycation Tax Credit for 2022 to encourage 91视频 families to explore 91视频 to help the tourism, hospitality and culture sectors recover. While this measure does not directly benefit arts and culture groups, it is anticipated that the tax incentive will help ticket sales in this sector.
• $22M over three years to implement an 91视频鈥恗ade technology that will integrate the clinical information between hospitals and the long鈥恡erm care sector to streamline re鈥恆dmissions and share information with families. ONN is interested in seeing how administrative data sharing between sectors can inform data and evaluation practices across the nonprofit sector.
• Implement a new French Language Services Strategy, including a modernization of the French Language Services Act, to improve access to French-language services. This move, , includes changes that could affect nonprofits that fall under the broad definition of in the Act, such as children鈥檚 aid societies, long-term care homes, and others that provide services on behalf of the 91视频 government.
• $5M for a new Racialized and Indigenous Support for Entrepreneurs (RAISE) grant that will provide support for women entrepreneurs and Indigenous, Black and other racialized people. ONN has made inquiries as to whether this will support nonprofit social enterprises.
• Establishing a 鈥淐entre of Realty Excellence” (CORE), creating one holistic sight line across the public sector for the 91视频 government to determine priority surplus properties aligned with key initiatives, including building long-term care.
• Interestingly, the Nov. 3 of $5 million for Indigenous and emerging artists through the 91视频 Arts Council was not mentioned in the mini-budget. This funding for the hard-hit arts sector begins to build back the cuts to arts funding in 91视频 implemented in 2018-19 and 2019-20, including a $10 million hit to the OAC鈥檚 budget and the .

Overall program and capital spending
The economic outlook is much rosier than forecast in the spring Budget.

• In 2021鈥�22, the government is projecting a deficit of $21.5 billion, $11.6 billion (35 per cent) lower than the deficit forecast in the .
• 91视频鈥檚 real GDP (after taking inflation into account) is projected to rise 4.3 per cent in 2021 and 4.5 per cent in 2022.

Program spending and wages may not keep up with inflation or population growth.

• Program spending for the current fiscal year is now expected to be 4.2 per cent higher than last year. That 鈥渟pending,鈥� however, includes a $3.95 billion to 鈥淐OVID鈥�19 Time-Limited Funding and Extraordinary Contingencies鈥� compared to 鈥檚 budget. This fund is actually rather than an allocated program spending line so we have yet to see how (or whether) this will be allocated.
  • Inflation is expected to be 3.1 per cent for the fiscal year. Meanwhile, those nonprofit workers subject to Bill 124 wage control legislation have increases capped at one per cent annually, exacerbating recruitment and retention efforts in our women-majority sector.
  • As of spring 2021, the Ministry of Finance population growth to be 2.1 per cent this year.
• With time-limited COVID-related funding tapering off, overall program spending is expected to fall from $176.1B this year and $176.4B next year to 175.6B in 2023-24. That said, (non-COVID) Health Sector spending is budgeted to increase 2.4 per cent from this year to next; Children and Social Services will rise 1.1 per cent and the Justice Sector will remain flat at $4.8B for the next two years. Taking into account both inflation and expected population growth, these forecasts could reflect real spending restraint.

Capital infrastructure in social services is set to decline next year.

• On the infrastructure investment side, the ten-year plan for capital spending has been increased by $2.7B to $148.1B, with an updated plan to spend $17.1B in the current fiscal year.
• Health and 鈥淥ther鈥� sectors see an increase in capital investment from the spring budget, while Social Sector infrastructure spending sees no boost from the spring and will decline by over 50 per cent next year, as first revealed in the spring budget.

What’s in Bill 143, the mini-budget implementation bill

• amends the Credit Unions and Caisses Populaires Act.
• amends the Election Finances Act with respect to third-party spending – but only to remove the penalties for media companies that sell third-party advertising space to groups that are exceeding the allowable spending threshold. There are no changes that would benefit nonprofits that participate in election advocacy involving paid advertising.
• implements the increase to the minimum wage.
• amends the Far North Act with respect to Ring of Fire resource extraction, establishing a joint body that would play an advisory role with respect to land use planning in the Far North and criteria for Indigenous participation. It also the section of the Far North Act that regulated resource extraction in areas not subject to a community-based land use plan.
• creates a new Ministry of Francophone Affairs and amends the French Language Services Act.
• Various schedules provide for tax changes that may affect nonprofits, including property tax relief and Employer Health Tax (late payment fines) provisions.

Reactions from opposition parties, media and industry
states that the Fall Economic Statement has no help for everyday people, while the similarly highlights how it leaves millions of Ontarians out in the cold, especially women, parents, and children. The urges the current government to focus on building a better and more livable future for Ontarians rather than paving highways across 91视频鈥檚 prime farmland and greenbelt.
The comments on the lack of relief supports for small businesses. Media such as and the highlight the top things the public needs to know about the mini-budget, while the comments on the tensions between debt and growth.

Nonprofit Sector Reactions:

• applauds expansion of home and community care and programs to expand the care workforce, but urges the government to do more to address wage disparities in the sector.
• on how the Fall Economic Statement left a lot to be desired.
• applauds new funds to improve congregate settings vulnerable to COVID-19 transmission.
• 91视频 Coalition for Better Childcare and the were disappointed the statement did not include new funding to address the needs of early childhood educators or a signed child care agreement with the federal government.
• is concerned about spending on highways that may encourage more car commuting, and the housing task force that may provide cover to develop precious farmland and green space.
• The applauds the attention to economic development and immigrant entrepreneurs, but would have liked to see support for enterprises that specifically create a better 91视频.

Bill 276 (Cutting red tape): Supporting Recovery and Competitiveness Act, 2021

is an omnibus bill (with 28 schedules affecting 64 laws) presented to the 91视频 legislature on April 15 and received Royal Assent on June 3, 2021. With the bill, the 91视频 government aims to promote public health, safeguard the environment and create jobs through a series of actions, including red tape and burden reduction measures.
How does this bill affect the nonprofit sector?

• amends 91视频 Corporations Act to clarify that nonprofits are allowed to conduct meetings and votes virtually (the section that states 鈥渃harities law prevails鈥� is repealed).
• adds subsections to the Employment Standards Act on employer self-auditing and assessment of wages owed to employees.
• updates the definition of 鈥淕overnment Agency” in the French Language Services Act to allow the designation of municipal homes and joint homes as public service agencies.
• amends last year鈥檚 Modernizing 91视频 for People and Businesses Act (MOPBA), 2020 (part of omnibus Bill 197) to replace the term 鈥渁dministrative cost鈥� with 鈥渄irect compliance cost鈥� in the context of red-tape reduction initiatives.
  • 鈥淒irect compliance cost鈥� has been given a suitably broad definition (including administrative costs as well as capital and operating costs, for example). The schedule adds language to the bill clarifying that 鈥渞egulated entities鈥� include the broader public sector.
  • MOPBA is an important bill that contains requirements for the government to reduce administrative burdens. This includes 鈥渄irect compliance costs”- in the funding context, e.g., 鈥淯nnecessary reporting should be reduced, and steps should be taken to avoid requiring regulated entities to provide the same information to government repeatedly.鈥� It also contains standards for methodologies used to
    calculate regulatory burdens – also important as nonprofits grapple with new compliance costs. Schedule 16 enacts The Northern 91视频 School of Medicine University Act. Schedule 28 creates the Universit茅 de Hearst, replacing the Coll猫ge de Hearst, also as part of the dismantling of Laurentian University.
• amends the 91视频 Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (ONCA) to permit the pandemic-related provisions around virtual meetings. (Note that ONCA will be proclaimed in force on October 19, 2021.)
  • It also reflects passed last September by the Legislature to allow certain unproclaimed parts of the act to expire before proclamation takes place .
• repeals the requirement under the 91视频 Drug Benefit Act to have a Pharmacy Council and a Citizens鈥� Council. Schedule 25 eliminates the Health Professions Regulatory Advisory Council.
• amends the 91视频 Immigration Act, 2015, with respect to regulating immigration consultants, internal reviews, and inspecting entrepreneurial establishments.
• makes major changes to the 91视频 Works Act, including enabling the administration of social assistance directly by the Province in some geographic areas and outlining new powers for 鈥渄elivery agents,鈥� replacing 鈥渆mployment assistance鈥� with 鈥渆mployment and life stabilization assistance,鈥� making changes related to overpayments, and repealing Schedule D to the Social Assistance Reform Act (1997) which relates to the Family Benefits Act.
• and make major changes to the Planning Act with respect to environmental assessments and the development of land.
• adds a new section to the Statutory Powers Procedure Act and prohibits the recording and sharing of landlord and tenant board hearings, and anyone caught doing so is liable to a fine of up to $25,000.
  • This legislative change for low-income, immigrant tenants and tenants with disabilities during eviction proceedings, and makes it more difficult for organizations to advocate for tenants.

Bill 284 (Paid sick days): COVID-19 Putting Workers First Act, 2021

is an Act to amend the Employment Standards Act, 2000 to provide employees with an entitlement to three paid days of leave in certain circumstances related to a designated infectious disease. The paid sick days program is available retroactively from April 19, 2021 till September 25, 2021. The bill was introduced and passed on April 29, 2021 with all-party consent.
How does this bill affect the nonprofit sector?
The intent of the bill was to offer paid sick days to cover workers during the COVID-19 testing and vaccination periods to keep those at home that might be sick, so the virus does not spread.

• Eligible employees:
  • Employees covered by the Employment Standards Act (ESA) and
  • Employees that do not already have paid sick days through their employer.
• Employers are to:
  • Provide up to three days of paid leave for a COVID-19 related reason (e.g., getting tested, waiting for results, getting vaccinated, vaccination side effects,聽 being sick, self-isolation, taking care of someone who has COVID-19). A doctor鈥檚 note is not required.
  • Pay employees their standard wages for the day, up to a maximum amount of $200, for up to 3 days taken (do not need to be taken consecutively).
• For employers to receive a reimbursement from government they must:
  • Apply for a reimbursement of up to a maximum amount of $200 per employee per day.
  • Apply within 120 days of when the paid leave is taken.
• The benefit is administered through the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB). WSIB will mail cheques to employers. Nonprofits that do not have a relationship with WSIB currently do not have to be registered with WSIB in order to access it.
• Benefit cannot replace existing paid sick days provided by employers, but it can supplement them up to three days.
• For any longer paid sick leave, the 91视频 government points workers to the federal .

ONN has been advocating for paid sick days since the early days of the pandemic (and before then) as part of our Decent Work initiative. As a sector serving communities, we know paid sick leave is essential to those most vulnerable, particularly lower-income workers. As employers, overall is less than private and public sectors, and paid sick days are one way to provide decent work, and keep our workplaces safe and healthy.
The paid sick days program offered under Bill 284 is a . However, a temporary program with three days paid leave that is only available to some workers is not enough. In order for paid sick days to work effectively, 91视频 workers need a program that is permanent, accessible to all and employer-paid so workers can seamlessly transition in and out of work. Read the open letter from 80 nonprofits to the premier of 91视频, regarding the paid sick-days program.

Bill 254 (Restricting third party advertising for nonprofit election advocacy): Protecting 91视频 Elections Act, 2021 &聽 Bill 307 – Protecting Elections and Defending Democracy Act, 2021

was introduced on February 25, 2021 and received royal assent on April 19, 2021. In a decision on June 8th, the 91视频 Superior Court of Justice struck down various restrictions to third party political advertising contained in Bill 254 due to violations of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Justice Edward Morgan said in his ruling, 鈥渆lections belong to the people and not governments or political parties. Independent voices need to be heard so that important issues can be discussed during elections and not just those chosen by politicians and corporate media interests.鈥�

On June 10th, one week after the house was adjourned, the Legislature was unexpectedly back in session for the introduction of a government bill to invoke the notwithstanding clause, a rare step the government took to negate the court鈥檚 decision. No 91视频 government has ever invoked the notwithstanding clause before. Bill 307, Protecting Elections and Defending Democracy Act was introduced, which reinstates sections of the Election Finances Act struck down by the court. The bill received royal assent on June 14th, 2021.

How does this bill affect the nonprofit sector?

Bill 254/Bill 307 maintains the current $500 registration threshold (on direct election-related advertising expenses) but extends the period covered from six months to one year before the writ drops. The bill also introduces new 鈥渃ollusion鈥� language against organizations sharing information, donors, and campaign strategy for the purposes of circumventing advertising spending limits.
Since the introduction of Bill 254, the legislation has been challenged by Working Families 91视频 and other groups:

• In May 2021, Working Families 91视频 and other unions launched a against Bill 254, and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association was granted intervenor status.
• Working Families Coalition issued to the government鈥檚 invocation of the notwithstanding clause in Bill 307, based on Section 3 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which guarantees that Canadians are able to 鈥減lay a meaningful role in the electoral process.鈥� Unlike the constitutional rights the unions cited in their original case, politicians cannot use the notwithstanding clause to override Section 3 rights.
• The NDP said the 12-month change will limit pre-election political speech from community groups that don鈥檛 register as third-party advertisers.
• The 91视频 Universities and Colleges Coalition, which represents more than 400,000 faculty and students at 91视频鈥檚 post-secondary institutions, has issued a , and the use of the notwithstanding clause in its passage. The group says next year鈥檚 election will be a 鈥減ivotal moment for 91视频 politics,鈥� but stops short of calling for Ontarians not to vote for the PCs.
  ONN is conducting a detailed legal analysis of Bill 307 and will issue guidance to the sector on pre-election advocacy rules.

Bill 269 (Budget implementation bill): Protecting the People of 91视频 Act, 2021

This was tabled on March 24, when the Finance Minister presented the 2021 91视频 Budget. This omnibus bill received Royal Assent on April 27, 2021.
How does this bill affect the nonprofit sector?

• and modify credit union legislation with respect to the Deposit Insurance Reserve Fund鈥�.
• creates a new Crown Corporation, , and mandates a new section in the annual report of the Ministry of Economic Development called 鈥淭he 91视频 Investment Prospectus.鈥� Invest 91视频 may be important for economic development and employment training nonprofits鈥�.
• enacts the changes to the Taxation Act with respect to the child care and job training tax credits鈥�.
• Our complete analysis of the bill is part of our Budget analysis.

Bill 257 (Broadband and planning act): Supporting Broadband and Infrastructure Expansion Act, 2021

was introduced by the Infrastructure Minister on March 4, and received royal assent on April 12, 2021. This bill makes it easier for broadband providers to access municipal power lines, and amends the Planning Act to allow Ministerial Zoning Orders (MZOs) to governing land use planning. This has been flagged by environmental organizations, with concerned the zoning change will allow environmentally destructive projects to go forward even if they contravene basic planning rules.

Other activities related to nonprofits

Legislation

Bill 245, Accelerating Access to Justice Act, 2021

, Accelerating Access to Justice Act, 2021 received royal assent on April 19. Among other things, the legislation gives the attorney general more control over judicial appointments and amalgamates five tribunals and review boards into the 91视频 Land Tribunal. There are concerns that the legislation could allow political partisanship to creep into the judicial appointment process, and undermine the land-use approval process and speed it up for developers.

Bill 261, Supply Act, 2021

, Supply Act, 2021 was passed, giving the 91视频 government the legal spending authority of certain amounts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021.

Bill 283, Advancing Oversight and Planning in 91视频’s Health System Act, 2021

, Advancing Oversight and Planning in 91视频’s Health System Act, 2021 received royal assent on June 3, 2021. Among other things, the bill includes new legislation to establish a 鈥淗ealth and Supportive Care Providers Oversight Authority鈥� to regulate personal support workers and their training. The bill also includes measures to improve how vaccination data is transmitted to the Ministry of Health.

Bill 251, Combating Human Trafficking Act, 2021

, Combating Human Trafficking Act, 2021 received royal assent on June 3, 2021, requiring hotels to keep a register of guests and record their names, residences and other prescribed information. The legislation also gives investigators the ability to inspect any place for compliance with the law and question any person on any matter that may be relevant to the inspection, with failure to comply leading to possible heavy fines. Advocates and community groups have raised concerns that the bill could harm sex workers and lead to discrimination and racial profiling.

Bill 270, Senior Volunteer Appreciation Week Act, 2021

, Senior Volunteer Appreciation Week Act, 2021 was passed, dedicating the first seven days of June to honour seniors who work as volunteers in their communities.

Bill 285, Non-Profit Sector Appreciation Week Act, 2021

, Non-Profit Sector Appreciation Week Act, 2021 is with the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills. If passed, the bill would proclaim the third week in October as as Non-Profit Sector Appreciation Week

Other news

• On May 26, the Financial Accountability Office of 91视频 (FAO) released its review of the , which showed that the province must hire a staggering 37,000 more nurses and PSWs by 2024-25 and spend nearly 10 per cent more on long-term care every year for the rest of the decade to live up to the PC鈥檚 long term care reform promises.
• On July 21, the FAO released the report which found that the 91视频 government underspent its own budget by about $10 billion in the last fiscal year.
• In May 2021, the Office of the Auditor General of 91视频 released its
  • The audit found Public Health 91视频 and the province鈥檚 34 public health units, which were in charge of laboratory testing and contact tracing initiatives, were cleared to receive $441 million for these efforts; but by June, they had only received $4.9 million, leaving public health units unsure how they would be reimbursed. Similar delays occurred with the $4-per-hour pandemic pay top-up for front-line health-care workers. While $745 million was promised to health workers in April, only $158 million of that had flowed by June (another $358 million was doled out during the latter half of the year).
  • 鈥淭he Ministry [of Health] did not track how many eligible front-line workers received pandemic pay from employers or when these front-line workers were paid,鈥� per Lysyk鈥檚 probe. Instead, the task of ensuring workers got the wages fell to hospitals, LTC and retirement homes (the latter two received separate funding allocations), who provided summaries to their corresponding ministries. But the province hasn鈥檛 followed up and has no mechanisms in place to track whether the cash actually ended up in workers鈥� bank accounts. For that, Lysyk鈥檚 audit found the pandemic pay program failed at cost-effectiveness, while also leaving thousands of key workers waiting months for their wage top-ups.
• 91视频鈥檚 moratorium on bottled-water taking permits, which has been in place since 2016, officially expired on April 1st, 2021. The former Liberal rulers enacted the pause following a controversy over Nestl茅鈥檚 purchase of a well in Wellington County that the Township of Centre Wellington had tried to buy for its own drinking water. Former Environment Minister Jeff Yurek said , which were announced last December and came into effect on April 1st, 2021 would ensure municipalities support a water-taking project before it gets a permit.
• Beginning April 1st, 91视频鈥檚 Local Health Integration Networks started operating under a new business name: Home and Community Care Support Services. 鈥淪ervices will not be interrupted while home and community care transitions into 91视频 Health Teams,鈥� per the health ministry. The changes stem from the Connecting Care Act, the former Bill 175, which passed last summer.

that came into force in early July:

• Changes under the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, which makes producers responsible for safely collecting and managing hazardous and special products like paints, solvents, pesticides, antifreeze, oil containers and pressurized containers.
• Amendments under the Police Record Checks Reform Act, 2015, to replace temporary exemptions that expired on July 1, 2021. The amendments include additional provisions for administering police record checks.
• Changes under the Anti-Racism Act, 2017, which requires the collection of information about the Indigenous identity, race, religion and ethnic origin of an individual who has been charged with an offence and appears in bail court.

What didn’t happen in the Legislature?

• No Provincial Diverse Vendor Strategy.
  • ONN has been advocating for the provincial government and broader public sector anchor institutions to engage in social value procurement by redirecting existing spending to purchase goods and services from Black-led, Indigenous-led, and social enterprises. This would channel existing spending into creating positive social and environmental outcomes for 91视频’s urban, rural, and northern communities.
  • On April 13, official opposition NDP critic for finance and treasury board Catherine Fife introduced , Supply Chain Management Amendment Act,聽 which would require the development and implementation of a Provincial Diverse Vendor Strategy to diversify government procurement and ensure the province鈥檚 economic recovery from COVID-19 is equitable and inclusive. The bill got the stamp of approval from the 91视频 Chamber of Commerce but failed to pass the Legislature.
• No permanent paid sick days
  • The current paid sick days program is due to expire on September 25, 2021鈥�.
  • , Paid Personal Emergency Leave Now Act, 2021, introduced by Liberal MPP Michael Coteau on February 17, 2021 was voted down. The bill would amend the Employment Standards Act to provide 10 permanent, employer-paid sick days.
  • , Stay Home if You Are Sick Act was tabled by opposition MPP Peggy Sattler, which would legislate at least seven permanent paid sick days annually (and more during a public health emergency). The bill was voted down at second reading in March, 2021.
  • On April 21, NDP leader Andrea Horwath鈥檚 motion to implement paid sick days was again voted down by the Ford government.

These reports come to our attention at a time when an Islamophobic attack on the Afzaal and Salman family in London, 91视频 highlighted the discrimination and hate experienced by Muslim Canadians. Many nonprofit organizations condemned this attack, including ONN. Beyond condemnation, however, we must look for and eliminate systemic bias and racism within our institutions and organizations and use our own missions to advance a culture of inclusion and respect.

As ONN renewed its 2021 policy priorities, we made a stronger commitment to racial justice and respect for Indigenous rights; and we have built these commitments into our policy files wherever possible. We have committed to amplifying the voices of Black and other racialized leaders in our sector. Now, more than ever, our sector must stand in solidarity with partners working in support of Indigenous rights and racial justice.  

One way this commitment intersects with our policy priorities is recognizing how important good data is to allow the public to determine whether official policies of equal treatment between different types of nonprofits and the communities they serve are being carried out in practice.
Therefore, we call on the federal government to clarify and improve their auditing tools and processes to ensure they are fair, transparent, evidence-based, and free of biases. In particular, the collection of disaggregated data is necessary to ensure the Income Tax Act is being administered and enforced fairly and in a non-discriminatory way. Training for government officials is needed to ensure that CRA bases its decisions exclusively on reliable evidence. 

The detailed recommendations outlined in the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group鈥檚 鈥�鈥� and the National Council of Canadian Muslims鈥� 鈥�鈥� regarding the treatment of Muslim charities demand a detailed review. Our sector as a whole looks forward to engaging with the and hearing their conclusions.

We also know charities and nonprofits in Canada look forward to a – as policy makers, funders and regulators. We desire a relationship based on reciprocity, transparency and commitment to the communities that we jointly serve. A federal home in government – which ONN supports – would go a long way in re-envisioning and rebuilding this relationship.
In the meantime, it is imperative that we, as individuals, organizations and the nonprofit sector as a whole, continue our journey to ground equity and the elimination of racism in all that we do. 

Additional resources:

It is important for democracy that there are rules to limit the influence of big spenders on the political process. At the same time, it is vitally important that regulations for third parties do not overreach or have unintended consequences, such as preventing community voices from being heard.

Public benefit nonprofits are the bridge between our communities and government. One of their key roles is public policy advocacy, where communities share their experiences with government policies and programs to improve them. Without an engaged nonprofit sector, it would be much harder for the government to know what people want and need. 

Elections are a critical time to engage people in the process of developing policy. For a healthy democracy, we need people and their community-based nonprofits to participate in the election process. 

ONN strongly advocates that public benefit nonprofits should be exempt from third-party advertising rules as long as their communications remain nonpartisan.

We support the principle of regulating third-party advertising around elections and acknowledge that getting it right is complex. It is important to recognize, however, that community-based nonprofits are different from political action groups that are mainly active only around elections and exist almost exclusively to influence voter behaviour. 

Bill 254 was recently passed by the 91视频 Legislature, enacting stricter rules for organizations that engage in 鈥減re-election advertising.鈥� These rules, however, have unintended consequences for community-based nonprofits and charities, increasing the administrative burden associated with participating in the democratic process and risking a new advocacy chill. 

The Attorney General has characterized this bill as clamping down on . Despite numerous calls and letters to the Minister of the Attorney General and a presentation to the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly, the concerns of the nonprofit sector were ignored. The 91视频 government has yet to acknowledge the impact of these rules on community-governed nonprofits. 

Here鈥檚 what we recommended to the 91视频 Government:

• Amend Bill 254 in order to increase the threshold for 鈥渢hird-party advertisers鈥� to register and report.
• Clarify language around 鈥渃ollusion鈥� to take into account the legitimate coalition-based advocacy that nonprofits engage in.
• Lighten the administrative burden for nonprofits by enabling the use of existing audited financial statements in reporting. 

The 91视频 Superior Court of Justice struck down provisions of Bill 254 on June 8, 2021.  Justice Edward Morgan said in his ruling, 鈥渆lections belong to the people and not governments or political parties. Independent voices need to be heard so that important issues can be discussed during elections and not just those chosen by politicians and corporate media interests.鈥�

Nonpartisan advocacy is not third-party political advertising. There are ways the 91视频 government can reduce the influence of money in politics without silencing community voices.