Rebel Commander Ezra Levant said the battle is just beginning after the Elections Commissioner (EC) nailed him with a $1,500 fine for putting up a sign advertising a book during the previous election..Levant, the publisher of Rebel News, told the Western Standard after the EC ruling this week he has already appealed to a “real court.”.The sign in question contained only three words – Buy The Book – about Levant’s book The Librano$’. The cover is a spoof of the Mafia TV hit The Sopranos, features Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in front of his cabinet members..“The law clearly states there are special exemptions for books,” said Levant.. Screen-Shot-2021-08-17-at-11.39.24-AMLibranos sign in question .“There were 24 books published about Trudeau and we were the only ones prosecuted. They told me I could file a complaint about the other books but I don’t want to see anyone censored..“They just hated the book cover. I guess they didn’t like (Trudeau) in a dark shadow, a negative look.”.Levant said the book is a Canadian bestselling selling over 5,000 copies and is the most popular book he has written..He said he is considering whether to put the signs up again in the current election..“During the election period for the 43rd federal general election, Rebel News Network Ltd (Rebel News) distributed lawn signs that clearly opposed a registered party and its leader, giving reasonable grounds to believe that Rebel News carried out “election advertising”, as defined at subsections 2(1) and (7) of the Canada Elections Act (the Act). Further, there are reasonable grounds to believe that Rebel News incurred costs of $500 or more for the production and distribution of the signs,” said the EC ruling..“In accordance with subsection 353(1) of the Act, a third party must register immediately after having incurred $500 in regulated election period expenses. The application for registration must be sent to the Chief Electoral Officer. Elections Canada has confirmed that no application for registration as a third party has been received from Rebel News for the purposes of the 43rd federal general election.”
Rebel Commander Ezra Levant said the battle is just beginning after the Elections Commissioner (EC) nailed him with a $1,500 fine for putting up a sign advertising a book during the previous election..Levant, the publisher of Rebel News, told the Western Standard after the EC ruling this week he has already appealed to a “real court.”.The sign in question contained only three words – Buy The Book – about Levant’s book The Librano$’. The cover is a spoof of the Mafia TV hit The Sopranos, features Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in front of his cabinet members..“The law clearly states there are special exemptions for books,” said Levant.. Screen-Shot-2021-08-17-at-11.39.24-AMLibranos sign in question .“There were 24 books published about Trudeau and we were the only ones prosecuted. They told me I could file a complaint about the other books but I don’t want to see anyone censored..“They just hated the book cover. I guess they didn’t like (Trudeau) in a dark shadow, a negative look.”.Levant said the book is a Canadian bestselling selling over 5,000 copies and is the most popular book he has written..He said he is considering whether to put the signs up again in the current election..“During the election period for the 43rd federal general election, Rebel News Network Ltd (Rebel News) distributed lawn signs that clearly opposed a registered party and its leader, giving reasonable grounds to believe that Rebel News carried out “election advertising”, as defined at subsections 2(1) and (7) of the Canada Elections Act (the Act). Further, there are reasonable grounds to believe that Rebel News incurred costs of $500 or more for the production and distribution of the signs,” said the EC ruling..“In accordance with subsection 353(1) of the Act, a third party must register immediately after having incurred $500 in regulated election period expenses. The application for registration must be sent to the Chief Electoral Officer. Elections Canada has confirmed that no application for registration as a third party has been received from Rebel News for the purposes of the 43rd federal general election.”
