Conservatives Ask Elections Canada To Probe Liberal Fundraiser

The Conservatives say the promise in that paragraph is a violation of Canada’s Election Finance laws and today, Ottawa-area Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre sent this letter to Commissioner of Elections: Dear Sir, I have become aware of a Liberal Party of Canada Cocktail Event scheduled for February 13th boasts that "the sky is the limit for this auction. A successful bid is not a political contribution...as such individuals, partnerships, corporations and associations are free to bid as high as they want." This event raises serious questions surrounding the legality of the fundraising practices of the Liberal Party of Canada. I respectfully ask that you investigate whether or not this event complies with the sprit of the Federal Accountability Act and other federal political party fundraising legislation. If you allow the Liberal Party to use these methods, you will have unilaterally repealed all of the campaign finance legislation passed over the last five years, and you will be reintroducing big money and corporate cash into our political process. With the possibly of a federal election happening in the near future I hope that this matter can be dealt with great expediency. ... http://politicsblog.ctv.ca/blog/_archives/2008/2/12/3519844.html

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