Optiz received only $1,500 in last election, had to take $50,000 personal loan to finance campaign

The Conservative MP whose election in the Toronto riding of Etobicoke-Centre has been overturned by an Ontario Superior Court judge because of voting irregularities, received only $1,500 in financial contributions from just eight donors for his 2011 election campaign, Elections Canada filings show.

PARLIAMENT HILL—The Conservative MP whose election in the Toronto riding of Etobicoke-Centre has been overturned by an Ontario Superior Court judge because of voting irregularities, received only $1,500 in financial contributions from just eight donors for his 2011 election campaign, Elect...

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