Mr. Callaway has been accused of running a stalking-horse bid designed to help Jason Kenney win the leadership in an arrangement that has been dubbed a 'kamikaze' campaign by local media.Alberta’s election commissioner has fined a Calgary businessman and a company he controls over allegations that they illegally gave $60,000 to a failed contender for the leadership of the provincial United Conservative Party, who then used that money to reimburse “straw” donors to his campaign.
The commissioner alleges Mr. Lore and Agropyron violated the province’s election law by providing $60,000 to Mr. Callaway’s campaign. Mr. Lore was also fined for colluding with Mr. Callaway to contravene election financing rules.The notice doesn’t provide additional detail about the fines, although court documents filed in Mr. Callaway’s case outline what the election commissioner believes happened. As part of Mr.
The election commissioner notice alleges Mr. Callaway provided names of prospective donors and asked Mr. Davies to find additional people, all of whom would make contributions using the money from Mr. Lore.The document recounts a meeting in September, 2017, when Mr. Lore, Mr. Davies and Mr. Callaway all met at a downtown Calgary bank to withdraw the $60,000. Mr. Davies used a portion of that money, in the form of bank drafts, to cover several donations to the campaign, while Mr.