Elections BC has fined Lululemon founder and billionaire Chip Wilson $600 for posting signs outside his home during the 2024 provincial election without registering as a third party advertising sponsor.
The signs were critical of the provincial NDP and David Eby, with one reading, “Eby will tell you the Conservatives are ‘Far Right’ but neglects saying that the NDP is ‘Communist.’”
Director of Investigations for Elections BC Adam Barnes wrote a letter to Wilson on Oct. 7, 2025, notifying him of the penalty.
In the letter, Barnes said that Elections BC became aware of one of the signs, which he called “sponsored election advertising,” on Oct. 2, 2024. He noted the sign was posted during the 2024 campaign period for the provincial election, which made it election advertising….