Penashue repayment, running for re-election bid within Elections Act rules

But experts say if Peter Penashue is re-elected it could complicate any possible prosecution by Elections Canada.


The bulk repayment of former Labrador Conservative MP Peter Penashue’s ineligible campaign contributions by the Conservative Party of Canada is well within the rules of the Canada Elections Act, but elections law experts say the former intergovernmental affairs minister could be in an awkw...

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