Optiz received only $1,500 in last election, had to take $50,000 personal loan to finance campaign
The Conservative MP whose election in the Toronto riding of Etobicoke-Centre has been overturned by an Ontario Superior Court judge because of voting irregularities, received only $1,500 in financial contributions from just eight donors for his 2011 election campaign, Elections Canada filings show.
Wrzesnewskyj urges PM to call byelection in Etobicoke Centre after judge rules last year’s election result ‘null and void’
Prime Minister Stephen Harper could hold off a byelection well into November or later for the Toronto riding where a judge threw out the results from last year’s federal election, if the Conservative MP whose win was overturned appeals to the Supreme Court of Canada.
Conservative MP Hawn estimates CF-18 costs $12,000 less per flying hour than F-35 fighter jet
Conservative MP Laurie, who has been deeply involved with the $25-billion F-35 stealth fighter jet project, says the cost of operating Canada’s current fleet of CF-18 fighter jets is $12,000 less per flying hour for each plane than the current forecast costs for maintaining and operating the sophisticated F-35s.
