The Ontario Liberal Party is officially under investigation from Elections Ontario following allegations they\u2019re campaigning on the taxpayers\u2019 dime. Last week, the Ontario PC Party filed a formal complaint to Elections Ontario detailing how the Liberals have been holding campaign style announcements with government resources.<\/p>\n
On Friday, April 20th<\/sup>, Elections Ontario replied to the Ontario PC Party\u2019s complaint in a letter, saying \u201cwe will contact you if we require any further information and will advise you of the result of our investigation.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cKathleen Wynne and the Liberals are untrustworthy. They will do, say or promise anything to cling to power,\u201d said Ontario PC advisor and former cabinet minister Frank Klees. \u201cThat includes abusing the taxpayer as a piggy bank for their own re-election campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n Klees announced that in the last three weeks, the Wynne Liberals have held a total of 39 campaign style announcements. At an estimated cost of $7,500 each event, that brings the total amount spent campaigning on the taxpayers\u2019 dime by the Liberals to $292,500.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a government so desperate that they will stoop to never before seen lows,\u201d added Klees. \u201cThere\u2019s no amount of tax dollars off limits to this politically corrupt government, and they will continue to launch personal fear and smear attacks against their opponents and their opponents\u2019 supporters.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s time for change. It\u2019s time for a government that respects the taxpayer, and a government that looks out for the people.\u201d<\/p>\n The letter from Elections Ontario reads:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n I\u2019m writing to acknowledge receipt of your letter of complaint to the Chief Electoral Officer dated April 16, 2018…<\/p>\n In your letter, you have expressed your concern regarding numerous events at which the Premier of Ontario and various government Minister have, in your and your client\u2019s opinion, \u201cconducted campaign style events\u2026[and] used public assets and materials to advance the Liberal Party\u2019s partisan message, and attack the Ontario PC Party and [its] Leader Doug Ford\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n Thank you for your letter and the information you have provided. We have advised the Ontario Liberal Party of the details of your complaint, in accordance with our Complaints Investigation and Enforcement Policy, which is attached for your reference.<\/p>\n We will contact you if we require any further information and will advise you of the result of our investigation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Ontario Liberal Party is officially under investigation from Elections Ontario following allegations they\u2019re campaigning on the taxpayers\u2019 dime. 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