Dennis Dawson

A Liberal senator wonders if it’s time to expand the level playing field?

Canadian Association of Retired Persons (CARP) executive director Moses Znaimer was on the Hill as part of a reception to relaunch his organization. Znaimer with Conservative Senator Carolyn Stewart-Olsen.

May 26, 2006. Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he plans to introduce a bill to set fixed dates for federal elections, as part of a wider movement towards democratic reform. “Fixed election dates stop leaders from trying to manipulate the calendar,” Harper told reporters in Victoria, B.C. on Friday. “They level the playing field for all parties.”

Liberal Senator Dennis Dawson wants to extend election spending limits on political advertising to cover at least some of the time between elections. Steven Fletcher, the minister of state for democratic reform is intrigued by the idea and interested in investigating it further unimpressed.