Yves Cote

• Elections commissioner dismisses Tory complaint over Liberal tweet

  The Conservative Party had asked Yves Cote to investigate whether the edited video clip of their leader constituted a violation of the Canada Elections Act.

  Canada

  Sep 1, 2021
  
• Liberals accuse gun group of violating election ads laws, ask for investigation

  The ads, produced by the Canadian Shooting Sports Association in English and Mandarin, urged gun owners to vote, warning that their right to own firearms is at stake.

  Politics

  Sep 25, 2019
  
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• Liberals ask elections commissioner to probe ties between ‘Proud’ conservative groups

  "Everything that we've done complies with both the letter and the spirit of the law," says the lawyer for both groups.

  Canada

  Jul 26, 2019
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• No one from Prime Minister’s Office tried to help SNC-Lavalin duck campaign-finance charges: commissioner

  On the SNC-Lavalin matter, the elections commissioner said no minister, political staffer or public servant tried to "influence or interfere" in any of his decisions "that did not directly involve them as the subject of the investigation."

  Politics

  May 2, 2019
• Elections commissioner clears NDP in 2013 byelection mailings

  The commissioner of elections has cleared the federal NDP of wrongdoing related to mass mailings sent to four ridings in the midst of byelections in 2013.

  Canada

  Jul 21, 2015
• Elections commissioner halting robocalls probe

  Canada's elections investigator says there is not enough evidence concerning fraudulent robocalls during the 2011 election to warrant charges by the federal public prosecutor.

  Canada

  Apr 24, 2014
• March 2014 target deadline for ‘robocalls’ investigation: watchdog

  Yves Cote says his office is dealing separately with thousands of complaints in more than 200 ridings across the country involving calls made during the election.

  Politics

  Oct 1, 2013