A loophole in Elections Act opens door to big-money Grit leadership bank loans: Liberals

Some Liberals say it creates a two-tier leadership race whereby high net-worth candidates can draw a million-dollar bank loan.

Some federal Liberal Party leadership candidates are fretting over raising millions of dollars for their leadership campaigns, but thanks to an Elections Canada loophole, high net-worth candidates may not have to worry because they can draw a loan of any amount and pay it off after the leadership...

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