Alberta Committee Approves Election Spending Cap Motion
EDMONTON: A committee of the Alberta legislature has passed a motion to put a spending cap on how much political parties can spend during election campaigns.
The Ethics and Accountability Committee voted to set a limit for each party of 80 cents per voter, or just over $2 million.
The motion must still be voted on by the legislature before it becomes law, perhaps later this year.
Progressive Conservative and Wildrose members of the committee opposed the restriction, calling it unfair.