The Conservative Party is accusing the Ed Broadbent campaign of breaking campaign finance laws with the Ed’s Back rap video.
According to the Conservative Party statement, the complaint is that the video “may have been paid for through indirect campaign contributions, in direct violation of federal election spending laws.” My understanding is that the video was created by the CBC program “This Hour Has 22 Minutes” but was deemed too partisan or unfair to Broadbent’s opponents, and thus never broadcast.
If the Conservatives are right, though, and the cost of producing the video is over the (in my view much too low) $1,000 campaign donation limit, this could be a serious blow to his campaign. It would also reflect poorly on Broadbent’s campaign advisors and workers.
# posted by Adam Daifallah : 4:34 PM
