Public Safety Minister Vic Toews: Canada

Campaign Event Dept: OTTAWA - 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 that outlines what is acceptable or not acceptable in the lead-up to an election and during the campaign and public Safety Minister Vic Toews pauses to look at his notes during a news conference in Surrey, B.C., on June 28, 2012. 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. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck The long-standing practice in Canada has traditionally been for the incumbent government to put off any announcements until after the campaign is over, so as not to exercise undue advantage over the opposition parties. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.