Natasha Gauthier, a spokeswoman for Elections Canada, said the climate-change warning was just an example of an ad that could fall into the "election advertising" category, and that any decision about specific ads or activities would be decided on a case-by-case basis and only if there is a complaint. That decision also will be made by the commissioner of Canada elections.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he will look very closely at what Elections Canada has said, but added that he trusts them to make independent decisions about the Canada Elections Act.
"We will always respect Elections Canada's role and responsibility to independently apply electoral law," Trudeau said.
"But I think the whole question highlights the fact that it is so frustrating that there are still conservative politicians in this country who don't think climate change is real and certainly don't think we should be doing anything to fight it."
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