Nova Scotia Liberals drop challenge to Tories gift card handouts during election – Halifax [Video]

Nova Scotia’s Liberal Party says it is dropping a legal challenge about the distribution of Tim Hortons gift cards by the campaign of a Progressive Conservative candidate in last month’s provincial election.

The Liberals had asked the Nova Scotia Supreme Court to declare that the gift card handouts to potential voters in the Lunenburg riding constituted a “corrupt practice” under the province’s Elections Act.

The campaign manager for Tory candidate Susan Corkum-Greek resigned after admitting that he had handed out 25 gift cards worth $2.07 each at a Tim Hortons drive-thru while Corkum-Greek greeted people as they exited the coffee chain.

In an emailed statement, Liberal Party president Margaret Miller said her party’s legal case is over.

“The Nova Scotia Liberal Party will not pursue the case in Lunenburg any further,” Miller said. “While concerns were raised by members of the community, we believe it is the role of Elections …