Mr. Ford’s leadership campaign has raised $528,684 since last May, when a financial statement shows his successful bid had no debt
. Of that amount, $205,860 was donated in the first three months of 2019, according to data on Elections Ontario’s website.
A Globe analysis found that 69 per cent of donors to Mr. Ford’s leadership campaign between January and March of this year also gave money to the PC Party of Ontario. Earlier this week, Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath asked Elections Ontario to review donations to Mr. Ford’s leadership campaign, calling the fundraising “a blatant attempt” to get around contribution limits. She also asked the agency to force Mr. Ford to give refunds to supporters who donated more than the $1,600 annual limit to a party by also contributing to his leadership campaign.
Last month, the NDP asked chief electoral officer Greg Essensa to conduct a wide-ranging investigation into political parties’ fundraising practices after recent controversies, including the PC Party’s enlisting of registered lobbyists to help sell tickets to a fundraising dinner.
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