Liberal MP Fined $600 for Breaching Elections Financing Law

Liberal MP Fined $600 for Breaching Elections Financing Law
Liberal MP Jaime Battiste gives a thumbs up as he makes his way to his vehicle in Ottawa on Jan. 24, 2025. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
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The Commissioner of Canada Elections says it fined Nova Scotia Liberal MP Jaime Battiste $600 for a series of elections law violations—including his donation of funds to his own campaign that went almost $1,500 over the legal limit.

Battiste, who currently serves as parliamentary secretary to the minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, sought the party leadership earlier this year but bowed out of the leadership race early on.