• GameGod@lemmy.ca
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    4 months ago

    Federal law prohibits contributions, donations, expenditures(including independent expenditures) and disbursements solicited, directed, received or made directly or indirectly by or from foreign nationals in connection with any federal, state or local election.

    Regardless of whatever this screenshot says, Air Canada isn’t donating anything to US political parties because it’s illegal for it to do so.

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      4 months ago

      , Air Canada isn’t donating anything to US political parties because it’s illegal for it to do so.

      And no corporation has EVER done anything illegal! It is absolutely inconceivable.

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      4 months ago

      Could it be that they donate via some kind of loophole? Air Canada certainly operates in the US and has American employees, can’t they collect contributions through PACs?

    • Caveman@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      You can use the PAC loophole. They don’t donate directly but they buy stuff for them. Parties can’t ask for stuff but they can put “It’d be nice if someone would…” on a website.