On Sept 29th, I emailed Elections Canada asking about the status of my official complaint filed against the NDP for breaking Section 405.21 of the Election Act (see here) and received this reply:
“Dear Mr. Skoreyko:
Thank you for your inquiry. We do not require further information from you at this time. This Office will communicate with you concerning the outcome of your complaint when we are in a position to do so.
So it came as quite the surprise that according to the Ottawa Citizen’s Glen McGregor (on his blog) Elections Canada has been working with the NDP to sort this illegal mess out for them:
“On the advice of Elections Canada, the NDP is refunding the donations and instead asking the donors to contribute direct to Douglas-Coldwell, Vallerand wrote.” (see here)
Anyone want to bet against me soon getting an email from Elections Canada stating that “all issues have now been resolved and we consider the matter closed” from Elections Canada?
October 17, 2011 at 7:40 AM
Sucker bet.
“Anyone want to bet against me soon getting an email from Elections Canada stating that “all issues have now been resolved and we consider the matter closed” from Elections Canada?”
October 17, 2011 at 7:44 AM
lol…
October 17, 2011 at 7:41 AM
Wonder who signed off on this money laundering scam in the first place. Can’t blame Layton, how about the President of the NDP. Wasn’t Topp the prez?
October 17, 2011 at 7:45 AM
Brad Lavigne wears this one https://bcblue.wordpress.com/2011/08/26/ndps-layton-donation-scheme-is-illegal-under-election-act/
October 17, 2011 at 9:15 AM
What no raid with cameras rolling after having alerted the MSM? Funny how this is being treated differently by EC, but then on the other hand it does not surprise.
October 17, 2011 at 10:17 AM
What a sad, sorry partisan bunch at Elections Canada. Who is *their* watchdog???
The whole lot should be sacked and replaced.
October 17, 2011 at 11:05 AM
lest charge the ndp for contempt of parliment and see how it feels.
October 17, 2011 at 11:05 AM
errr sorry lets not lest
October 18, 2011 at 7:48 AM
The NDP should be investigated to see what other 3rd parties have received donations ‘directly from the party’
Perhaps this isn’t a new scheme by Dippers, and it has been done before.
‘….It seems that even for the NDP itself to forward the money directly to a third-party charitable organization, the Douglas-Coldwell group was an iffy arrangement in the eyes of Elections Canada.
“Recently, Elections Canada let us know that donations to the Broadbent Institute had to be made through a registered charity, not through our party,” Vallerand said in emails to donors…’
Read more: http://www.windsorstar.com/news/returns%2Bdonations%2Bover%2Blegal%2Bconcerns/5565257/story.html#ixzz1b9HPwPOO
November 14, 2011 at 11:40 AM
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