The Commissioner of Canada Elections says former Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland unintentionally violated the Elections Act by answering reporters’ questions about a 2024 Toronto byelection at two government-organized press conferences
A report on the incidents published by the commissioner’s office today cites rules restricting who can make a contribution to a candidate.
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Freeland was the deputy prime minister and finance minister during two government budget announcements on June 23 and 24, 2024, when she was asked about Toronto—St. Paul’s Liberal candidate Leslie Church.
The commissioner’s report says Freeland expressed her support for Church, who recently had resigned as Freeland’s chief of staff in order to run.
The report says because Freeland shared these remarks as a government representative at official government events that had a total commercial value of $910.58, her remarks amounted to a campaign contribution by the Government of Canada.
Freeland, who faced no personal financial penalty, signed an undertaking with Elections Canada not to make the same mistake again and her former riding association paid $910.58 to Elections Canada in January.
Not for the first time but nothing will happen so what’s the point of saying anything. I am glad she it out of Canadian politics
One in a long line of laws she has broke. One just has to look at the state of Canada finances to see what she has been doing. But as usual, they get away with it.
Investigating after she has left office?
So closing the door after the chickens are out!
Who cares! Hopefully her new office in Ukraine isn’t too close to Russia. Good riddance.
Never held to account for breaking laws, way too many to list over the years. I want my taxes back, she doesn’t deserve her salary nor her pension that we all pay for.
Someone got whacked in South End of Ottawa over drugs i bet