Liberals, Tories Must Publish Fundraiser Venues Despite Concerns: Elections Canada

Liberals, Tories Must Publish Fundraiser Venues Despite Concerns: Elections Canada
A vote sign is displayed outside a polling station during advanced voting in the Ontario provincial election in Carleton Place, Ont., on May 24, 2022. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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Elections Canada is insisting that regulated fundraising events be publicly advertised with precise locations, despite safety concerns raised by the governing Liberals and Opposition Conservatives.

Parties are obligated under political financing law to publicly list the venue name, but Elections Canada said in guidelines published last week that Parliament could change the law to account for those concerns.