Unions behind biggest ad campaigns
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First in Queen’s Park Observer — AD WATCH: It’s two weeks out from E-Day and third parties are dropping as much cash as they can to get the message out about what matters to them this campaign. They’re restricted to spending $109,100 — and $4,364 in specific ridings — on election advertising.
Unions are making it rain the most, by a long shot. The standings so far, per Elections Ontario disclosures:
Unifor — $109,045
Ontario Nurses’ Association — $108,783
Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario — $108,429
Ontario Federation of Labour — $104,525
Ontario Medical Association — $73,908
United Steelworkers — $92,150
The Retired Teachers of Ontario — $33,012
Ontario Autism Coalition — $6,368
Environmental Defence — $6,319
Daily Bread Food Bank — $4,132
Fair Vote Canada — $3,299
Electricity Distributors Association — $1,125
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