From: johnturmel@gmail.com   
      
   JCT: You'll remember that I sued Elections Canada to ditch   
   the $250 cap on auditor's fee to cover the whole cost of my   
   accounting for a zero campaign! I took it to the Supreme   
   Court and lost.   
      
   Last June 6 2018, I made a presentation to the Parliamentary   
   Committee on Procedure. where I argued: "An auditor should   
   not be required before a threshold of expenses is reached.   
   For election candidates too. The Elections Act should not be   
   job-creation for accountants." My report:   
   https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/alt.fan.john-turmel/fwRLSR   
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   JCT: I didn't think I should have to hire an auditor to   
   register the expenditure on a bus ticket. Under old rules,   
   we didn't have to report anything under $2,000 candidate   
   personal expenses.   
      
   I just found out that the legislation has been changed to   
   grant my request and make it even better than I could have   
   hoped:   
      
   https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/annualstatutes/2018_31/FullText.html   
      
   No longer required to appoint an auditor below certain   
   financial and vote thresholds, as per Bill C-76   
      
   Bill C-76   
   Elections Modernization Act   
   Appointment of auditor   
   477.1 (2) A candidate shall appoint an auditor without delay   
   if   
   (a) they accept contributions of $10,000 or more in total;   
   (b) they incur electoral campaign expenses of $10,000 or   
   more in total; or   
   (c) they receive 10% or more of the valid votes cast in the   
   electoral district in which they are a candidate.   
      
   JCT: So no need for an auditor at all, even for zero   
   returns, if contributions and expenses are less than $10K.   
   Hope my endeavors helped.   
      
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