The city of Ottawa's election compliance committee has granted audit applications in two of three cases with regard to campaign spending in the 2022 municipal election.
The committee is an independent, statutory body responsible for reviewing and making decisions on applications for the municipal election campaign finance compliance audits. Following consideration of applications for a compliance audit, the committee may appoint an auditor to review campaign finances and decide whether to commence a legal proceeding.
Thompson ran unsuccessfully for the Ward 20 seat, coming in second behind incumbent George Darouze by a margin of 238 votes. Thompson was the previous councillor in that ward from 2001 to 2014. Horizon Ottawa was a registered third-party advertiser in the 2022 municipal election, and the audit application accused the group of benefiting from an event called "Horizonfest" in September 2022.
Horizon Ottawa's lawyer told committee that Horizonfest was not intended to be primarily a fundraiser to purchase advertising, noting that Horizon Ottawa actually lost money on the event. He also said the complainant provided no proof that cash donations ever exceeded $25.
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