US EditionLiberal MP fined $600 for breaching elections financing law
Battiste was fined $600 for multiple breaches including excess self-donations and mismanagement of campaign funds during a 2019 Nova Scotia nomination race, Elections Canada said.
- On Nov. 6, 2025 the Commissioner of Canada Elections fined Nova Scotia Liberal MP Jaime Battiste $600 for filing `false and misleading information` in his official paperwork.
- The violations trace back long ago to a nomination contest in Sydney‑Victoria that Battiste won, involving a donation exceeding legal limits by nearly $1,500.
- Documents show a mismatch in reported and deposited contributions, with Battiste using a personal bank account and credit card, and a $500 ad as a non‑monetary contribution.
- Chant was ordered on Dec. 7, 2021 to repay $1,000 within 30 days, but records showed it hadn't been repaid by Nov. 20, 2024.
- Battiste, a parliamentary secretary who ran for the party leadership earlier this year, said he paid the fines, acknowledged mistakes during the nomination process, and called the penalties the lowest end, paid in full.
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Liberal MP Jaime Battiste fined $600 for breaching elections financing law
OTTAWA — An elections watchdog fined Nova Scotia Liberal MP Jaime Battiste and his financial agent $600 each for a series of elections law violations — including a donation of funds to Battiste's own campaign that went almost $1,500 over the limit.
Liberal MP Fined $600 for Breaching Elections Financing Law
The Commissioner of Canada Elections says it fined Nova Scotia Liberal MP Jaime Battiste $600 for a series of elections law violations—including his donation of funds to his own campaign that went almost $1,500 over the legal limit. Battiste, who currently serves as parliamentary secretary to the minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, sought the party leadership earlier this year but bowed out of the leadership race early on. The elections law …
Liberal MP fined $600 for breaching elections financing law
OTTAWA — The Commissioner of Canada Elections says it fined Nova Scotia Liberal MP Jaime Battiste $600 for a series of elections law violations — including his donation of funds to his own campaign that went almost $1,500 over the legal limit. Battiste, who currently serves as parliamentary secretary to the minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, […]
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