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CHEERS AND JEERS: Jeers to the government for breaking advertising rules

Jeers to the PC government for releasing a video the province’s auditor general found violated advertising rules. The video in question features Premier Rob Lantz and Finance Minister Jill Burridge promoting the Island Essentials Benefit. The province’s Advertising Standards Act says government ads can’t include the name, voice or image of a member of executive council. Lantz and Burridge both fall into that category. The issue became public after interim Liberal Leader Hal Perry complained about the ad to auditor general Darren Noonan who agreed it broke the rules. In response, the Office of the Premier said no taxpayer dollars were spent on the ads. That’s despite the ad itself saying it was paid for by the Government of P.E.I. If no tax dollars were spent on the ad, then the least the premier’s office can do is explain who did pay for it.

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