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Concerns about the threat posed to Canada’s political sovereignty by foreign money are valid, but overdone.

The evidence from the last election was that U.S. political action committee-type organizations did emerge — but they were funded domestically by Canadian unions.

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The question is, will the Liberal government act to increase disclosure requirements and lower third-party spending limits before federal politics becomes a proxy battleground for corporations, unions and foreign advocacy groups?

This week a complaint, led by defeated Conservative MP Joan Crockatt, was lodged with Elections Canada, claiming organizations like Leadnow broke federal election rules.

The allegation is that U.S. environmental advocacy group the Tides Foundation funnelled money into Canada to defeat Conservative candidates through Leadnow, Dogwood Initiative, the Council of Candians and others self-styled grassroots democracy organizations.