Doug Ford’s fundraising shenanigans are part of a long political tradition GlobeDebate
Unless fundraising laws are absolutely airtight and enforced by rules that have real teeth, politicians and party brass will always discover loopholes to exploit, especially if they are in power.Perhaps there are a few voters in Ontario who find it honourable that, when Premier Doug Ford plays fast and loose with the spirit of the province’s political fundraising laws, he is respecting an ancient tradition.
Provincial rules allow party leadership candidates to continue to take in donations for a period after their campaign is over – in Mr. Ford’s case, until May 9 of this year – in order to pay off any debts they may have run up. The whole affair reflects badly on the Premier, the PC Party and the government. But it also reveals a continuing problem with political fundraising laws in Canada: Unless they are absolutely airtight and enforced by rules that have real teeth, politicians and party brass will always discover loopholes to exploit, especially if they are in power.
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