Campaign audits must be in public interest, subjects say

The City of Ottawa paid over $450,000 to audit 2022 candidates Shawn Menard and Doug Thompson and third-party advertiser Horizon Ottawa.

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Campaign audits must be conducted in the public interest, three audit subjects say after the City of Ottawa spent more than $450,000 to probe their election expenses. Article content

Candidates Shawn Menard and Doug Thompson and third-party advertiser Horizon Ottawa were all audited for their 2022 municipal campaign spending after Edward “Ted” Phillips, a retired Taggart executive, filed an application for a financial review of their election expenses. All three have expressed opposition to Tewin, a controversial proposal to build homes for up to 45,000 people on 445 hectares of land near Carlsbad Springs. Article content Article co