THE Liberal party launched Ruby Dhalla out leadership race Only a few days before the candidates compete in two debates in Montreal.
Party national director Azam Ishmael said in a statement published on Friday evening that the decision was taken unanimously by the Liberal Voting Committee for Managers.
He said that “in -depth investigation” concluded that Dhalla’s campaign had 10 violations of national leadership rules, voting rules and expenditure rules.
He said it included alleged violations of the Canada Elections Act, without disclosing “important facts”, inaccurate financial reports and other violations of electoral finances.
The committee determined that the violations were “extremely serious,” added Ismaël.
The decision comes one day after the Globe and Mail said that the party had contacted Dhalla with several questions about the finances of its campaign and the possible allegations of foreign interference.
In several declarations on X and In an interview with Global NewsDhalla denies all the allegations calling them “manufactured, fictitious and false”.
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She indicated that she had learned her disqualification from a CBC report, not the party.
Dhalla said that the party had questions about some of the donations made in his campaign, but that none of them was really a problem.
She said six donations out of several hundred involved a couple using their common credit card to donate for husband and wife.
“It’s entirely legal,” she published.
She said that another “fabricated violation” was that donors brought $ 21,000 in contributions directly to her campaign instead of using the personalized link required, first sends the funds to the party.
“The campaign has reimbursed the donations and asked donors to subject them to submissive in a personalized link,” she said. “These donations estimated $ 21,000. It was not a violation. Yet another false, false and manufactured allegation, designed to keep me from the ballot. »»
In his statement, Ishmael said that the investigation was long, including “interviews, questionnaires and an opportunity for Dr. Dhalla to address the committees directly”.
Dhalla had paid the full registration fees of $ 350,000 to the part by the deadline earlier this week, of which $ 300,000 are non -refundable.
This narrows the land to four candidates: the former governor of the Bank of Canada, Mark Carney, the former finance minister Chrystia Freeland, the businessman of Montreal Frank Baylis and the former leader of the Liberal Chamber Karina Gould.
They will compete in a debate on the French language in Montreal on Monday, followed by a debate in English on Tuesday.
The party selects its next leader on March 9.
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