‘Voluminous’ amount of evidence that Conservative Party wilfully exceeded election expense limit, says Public Prosecution Service of Canada

A decision to prosecute involves two elements—whether conviction is likely based on the evidence and whether it is in the interest of the public to prosecute, says Dan Brien, spokesperson for the PPS.

PARLIAMENT HILL—Elections Canada investigators have gathered a “voluminous” amount of evidence backing charges the elections agency laid last week against two Conservative Senators and party officials over allegations they used an elaborate money-transfer scheme to ski...

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