Electoral Commission chairman Ian Brodie says in a statement that the party has been made aware of “serious allegations of wrongdoing” by Brown’s campaign that appear to be in breach of funding rules in the Canada Elections Act.
The statement did not elaborate on the allegations, and the Brown campaign was not immediately available for comment.
Brody says the chief returning officer informed Brown of his concerns and asked for a written response, deciding to withhold the provisional membership list from his campaign.
He says the response from Brown’s campaign did not satisfy the concerns and the returning officer recommended to the election organizing committee to disqualify him, which he chose to do.
Brodie says the party will share what it has with Elections Canada and won’t comment further.
He says in his statement that both he and the party’s returning leader did everything they could to be fair to Brown and give him time to rebut the allegations.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published on July 5, 2022.
