The Liberal Party of Canada is refusing to release details of a fundraiser held by MP Raj Grewal that amassed hundreds of thousands of dollars at a time Grewal was struggling with millions in gambling debts.
With tickets priced at $500 a person, Grewal said the event for the Brampton East Liberal riding association last April attracted 1,200 people, an unusually large crowd for a local fundraiser that featured no party luminaries.
The potential take of up to $600,000 less costs and non-paying guests would have far exceeded the ridings spending limit of $100,000 for a minimum 37-day election campaign.
By contrast, most of the fundraisers included on a Liberal transparency website list fewer than 100 guests, even when Prime Ministe…
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