End the Public Funding of Partisan Government Advertising Act, 2025
Sponsored by Stiles, Marit · First Reading Ordered for Second Reading
- Reverses 2015 changes to the Government Advertising Act, restoring earlier Auditor General review rules
- Bans government offices from publishing, displaying or broadcasting ads before Auditor General review results are received
- Requires ads to state they are paid for by the Government of Ontario
- Bans use of Executive Council or Assembly members' names, voices or images in government ads, with exceptions for ads targeted outside Ontario
- Bans partisan advertising or ads primarily meant to boost the governing party's image or attack critics
- Restricts government ads during election writ periods, with exceptions for revenue-generating or time-sensitive items
- Renames the law the End the Public Funding of Partisan Government Advertising Act, 2025