The Ontario NDP is asking the integrity commissioner and Elections Ontario to investigate a campaign video from PC Leader Doug Ford’s trip to Washington D.C. this week, portions of which were supported using taxpayer resources.
The complaint was lodged after a new video was posted on social media Thursday morning showing Ford and two Progressive Conservative candidates walking around Washington D.C.
The video also included footage from an event at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and meetings with elected officials, which were paid for and organized by the government.
The video, uploaded to Ford’s social media page ended with the PC Party’s campaign slogan, Protect Ontario.
The footage was deleted several hours after it was first posted online on Thursday and re-uploaded to Ford’s social media account without the campaign slogan.
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