The Canadian Election Commission alleges that the Conservative Party of Canada's campaign for the currently disqualified leader Patrick Brown violated federal election funding rules. He states that he has received and is considering information related to.
"Our office reviews all complaints received, regardless of source, to determine if the complaint is within the scope of its mission," said a Commissioner's spokesman. Jacinthe Dumont said in an email to CTV News.
Late Tuesday night, the Conservative Party of Canada's Leadership Organizing Committee(LEOC) disqualified from the race following a split vote becausewas aware of Brown. Announced that it was decided. "A serious allegation of fraud by the Patrick Brown campaign that appears to violate the financial provisions of the Canadian Election Law."
The party had to remove Brown from the race. He regrets, but said his campaign's reaction to the allegations did not fully meet their concerns. In making the bomb announcement, LEOC Chairman Ian Brodie showed that the information obtained in the last few weeks after investigating the allegations would be passed on to the Canadian Election Commission.
On Wednesday, Brown denied cheating in a series of media interviews, including CTV News. Mr Brown said the party did not provide him with enough information about the "phantom" claim, but his campaign was from a company to work to elect Brampton's current mayor, Brown. The status of a federal leader who has shown that his campaign was reported to be related to someone paid.
Brown also questioned the integrity of the race, suggesting that one of his opponents, a supporter of Pierre Poirievre, was pushing for his expulsion. But later Wednesday, Conservative President Rob Butterson said the claim was not from anyone involved in other campaigns.
"The allegations actually came from within Mr Brown's camp," he said.
Buzzerson also confirmed that the party was in contact with federal election authorities on the allegations.
"They have identified a process that can provide all information, including the source. Now, the Canadian Election Commission needs to decide how to proceed with the interview with the source. There is a complaint. "
"I understand that there are one or two investigators assigned to the file. I don't know the status of all the information transferred, but I'm totally with the Canadian Election Commission. We are working together to confirm that they have all the information they need about these serious claims to investigate. ”
Responsible for ensuring compliance and enforcement of Canadian Election Law. As the specific independent officer to bear, Interim Commissioner Mark Chenier will begin reviewing the allegations. Caroline Simard was recently appointed as a new commissioner and replaced Eve Court after a ten-year term.
Citing confidentiality, the Commissioner's office stated that it was unable to provide details about the content of the information received.
"The Canadian Election Commission takes all complaints seriously and conducts a thorough investigation as needed. The duration of the investigation will vary greatly depending on the nature and complexity of the file. "Dumont said.
"Limited information is publicly available only as a result of a review or investigation and formal compliance or enforcement measures have been taken.
On the other hand, Brown Is trying to appeal against the party's decision to disqualify him. The party indicates that the rules do not provide for an appeal, but Brown's adviser, Hennein Hutchison LLP . Sends a letter to the Conservative Party, challenges the "Kafkaesque Process" and demands a "litigation hold" for all relevant documents.
