“While Mr. Trudeau’s past actions indicate that he believes there are one set of rules for him, and another set of rules for everyone else, I am confident you agree that all candidates and campaigns should be held to the same standard,”
Peter Kent, Conservative MP and candidate, has penned a letter asking Toronto’s integrity commissioner asking her to “investigate a Justin Trudeau campaign event he says contravened the city's rules on partisan activities during an election period,” reports CBC.
In his letter, Kent asks that a probe into the "the improper use of taxpayer funded city facilities" by the Liberal Party be undertaken.
"While Mr. Trudeau's past actions indicate that he believes there are one set of rules for him, and another set of rules for everyone else, I am confident you agree that all candidates and campaigns should be held to the same standard," Conservative MP Peter Kent wrote in his letter to Toronto's integrity commissioner Valeria Jepson.
"I will look forward to your response about what appropriate action is being taken to address Mr. Trudeau's contravention of the resolution passed by Toronto City Council."
This improper use is in reference to an event on Sunday where Trudeau met with campaign volunteers to bolster his reputation and take selfies.
“According to Toronto's 'Use of City Resources During an Election Period Policy,' city facilities and infrastructure can't be used for any election-related purpose by a candidate, registered third-party advertiser or political party,” reports CBC. “It also prohibits signs from being "erected or displayed" on or beside a city park or facility run by the city.”
As many of the campaign volunteers were pictured holding campaign signs and slogans promoting the Liberal Party, Kent believes that this would constitute breaking the city’s campaign policies.
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