Canadian environmental groups are facing less sympathetic governments even though the environment remains a top-line concern of Canadians. To reverse this dynamic, some groups are becoming more sophisticated in their outreach. Unfortunately, limited voting data exist in Canada and voter lists are available only to political parties.
Canada and British Columbia also have strict non-party election spending and advertising laws; for federal elections, allowing non-party organizations to spend only ~$3,000 on advertising per federal riding (electoral...