03
Feb
2020
The exemption in Canadian election law for books only applies if the book's release is not timed to influence a specific election.
That exemption that he's talking about that exists for books and advertising of books, it only exists if the book was going to be released, whether or not an election was happening. If the book is specifically released for an election, as Ezra has said is true of his own book, it is no longer eligible for that exemption because it is, in essence, an election advertisement.