Campaign Event: Canada

Public Safety Minister Vic Toews Dept: OTTAWA, Ont. -- A campaign event in Public Safety Minister Vic Toews' riding last year had all the trappings of a funding announcement, raising eyebrows among bureaucrats who thought such activities were on hold until votes were cast, according to Winnipeg Free Press. But Canada still does not have a modern, publicly accessible cabinet manual outlining what is or is not acceptable in the lead-up to an election and during the campaign and jonathan Hayward / The Canadian Press Toews campaign event was held a day before government was found in contempt and three days before it fell. CP The long-standing practice in Canada has traditionally been for the incumbent government to put off any announcements until after the campaign is over,. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.