Third-party advertisers (TPAs) have emerged to play a more prominent role in Calgary’s 2021 municipal election.
A third-party advertiser is allowed to solicit donations under Alberta’s Local Authorities Election Act (LAEA) but must be publicly registered prior to the Oct. 18 municipal election. These groups can advertise during an election period for any candidate or issue that appears on the ballot.
We’ve written a number of pieces on the influence of third-party advertisers in the upcoming election. Given the potential impact, we figured that the more you know about them – and the candidates they support, the better.
As a part of that, we wanted to keep a running list of support being provided (either through public endorsements or advertising/fundraising) to keep you up to date.
(Where possible we’ve linked to our candidate profile on the endorsed candidates.)
Additional stories:
Third-party advertiser goes undisclosed to Calgarians for six weeks
Nothing done wrong: Mayoral candidate Jeff Davison addresses third-party advertiser allegations
Calgary campaign finance: Show me the mayor money?
Ward Zero – Episodes 3 and 9
City of Calgary info on TPAs
Endorsements / support
Ward 1: Sonya Sharp
Ward 2: Jennifer Wyness
Ward 3: Jasmine Mian
Ward 4: DJ Kelly
Ward 5: Raj Dhaliwal
Ward 6: Lana Bentley
Ward 7: Erin Waite
Ward 8: Courtney Walcott
Ward 9: Gian-Carlo Carra (Incumbent)
Ward 10: Abed Harb
Ward 11: Kourtney Branagan
Ward 12: Evan Spencer
Ward 13: Jay Unsworth
Ward 14: NONE
Responsible Representation Political Action Committee (RRPAC):
Ward 1: Sonya Sharp
Ward 2: Jennifer Wyness
Ward 3: Jasmine Main
Ward 4: DJ Kelly
Ward 5: NONE
Ward 6: Richard Pootmans
Ward 7: Erin Waite
Ward 8: NONE
Ward 9: Gian-Carlo Carra (Incumbent)
Ward 12: Evan Spencer
Ward 13: Diane Colley-Urquhart (Incumbent)
Ward 14: Peter Demong (Incumbent)
Ward 1: NONE
Ward 2: Jennifer Wyness
Ward 3: Jasmine Mian
Ward 4: DJ Kelly
Ward 5: Raj Dhaliwal
Ward 6: Lana Bentley
Ward 7: Marilyn North Peigan
Ward 8: Courtney Walcott
Ward 9: Gian-Carlo Carra
Ward 10: Abed Harb
Ward 11: Kourtney Branagan
Ward 12: Evan Spencer
Ward 13: Jay Unsworth
Ward 14: NONE
Calgary Tomorrow
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