Big change or much ado about nothing?: the impact of Bill C-24 and the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act on political fundraising in Canada and the United States
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2010-03-03T19:09:33Z
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Dunlop, Dustin Tyler
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Recent changes to campaign finance laws in Canada and the United States provide researchers with a unique opportunity for comparative studies on the effects of reform on fundraising at the grassroots level. In an effort to contribute to the understanding of these recent reforms the following comparative case study examines the effects of Bill C-24 (2003) and the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 on the campaigns of one Canadian Member of Parliament and one American Congressional Representative. The study suggests that while the impact of the most recent American reforms has been somewhat exaggerated by scholars, changes to campaign finance laws in Canada have caused substantial change at both the national and grassroots level.
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campaign funds, law and legislation, Canada, United States