The Ontario Liberal Party used a loophole in the province's campaign finance laws to amass a whopping $1.6 million during a by-election campaign in which the spending limit was $142,000.
The fundraising bonanza in Whitby-Oshawa was legal, but it illustrates how parties can use by-elections to amass donations far exceeding the cost of the campaign, and how donors with deep pockets can give far more than Ontario's annual spending limits. Included is a list of donors who gave the maximum $9,975 to Ontario Liberal Party in the by-election.
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