Fined $200 Over False Return

The Commissioner of Elections yesterday levied a $200 fine on Liberal MP Jaimie Battiste (Cape Breton-Canso, N.S.) for knowingly falsifying campaign expenses. A former Conservative MP was jailed for a similar offence in 2016: ‘A mitigating factor was the personal circumstances in Jaimie Battiste’s life.’

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