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Some candidates in New Brunswick’s recent municipal elections opted to follow their own campaign finance rules in the absence of official standards.
New Brunswick has no municipal campaign finance rules in place
Shane Magee · CBC News
· Posted: May 14, 2026 4:28 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
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Brian Branch has released details about his campaign for a council seat in Moncton’s Ward 1, one of several candidates who followed their own finance rules in the absence of official provincial standards. (Shane Magee/CBC)
Some candidates in New Brunswick’s recent municipal elections opted to follow their own campaign finance rules in the absence of official standards.
Successive provincial governments have promised, but failed, to enact rules. That’s led to municipal elections with no donation limits, spending limits or requirements to disclose who has donated to a candidate.
Brian Branch, who unsuccessfully ran in Moncton’s Ward 1, on Wednesday released his spending and donations totals.
“I had talked about it publicly before the elections and I decided just to make a little cap on my campaign to address the issue again,
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