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E-2.2 - Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities
Section 615
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615. Every radio, television or cable broadcaster or owner of a newspaper, periodical or other publication who makes air time on the radio or television or space in the newspaper, periodical or other publication available free of charge to an authorized party outside an election period or to the leader of an authorized party or to a candidate during an election period without offering such service equitably as to quality and quantity to the other authorized parties in the municipality, their leaders or the other candidates for the same office, as the case may be, is guilty of an offence.
For the purposes of the first paragraph, a co-candidate and the candidate with whom he is associated shall be counted as one candidate for the office of councillor.
615. Every radio, television or cable broadcaster or owner of a newspaper, periodical or other publication who makes air time on the radio or television or space in the newspaper, periodical or other publication available free of charge to an authorized party outside an election period or to the leader of an authorized party or to a candidate during an election period without offering such service equitably as to quality and quantity to the other authorized parties in the municipality, their leaders or the other candidates for the same office, as the case may be, is guilty of an offence.
