Horizon Ottawa audit finds possible election finance breaches

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A photo taken with a drone of Ottawa City Hall downtown. Taken on May 31, 2024.

An external auditor has found evidence the well-known progressive lobby organization may have breached campaign rules for third-party advertisers, based on interviews and financial records from the 2022 municipal election.The City of Ottawa's independent election compliance audit committee will decide next Tuesday whether to move ahead with legal proceedings related to potential election rule breaches by third-part yadvertiser Horizon Ottawa.

Horizon Ottawa's board formally voted to register as a third-party advertiser for the last municipal election on Aug. 24, 2022. The complaint that sparked the audit related to concerns about advertising for Horizonfest before that period began.

 

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