Posted: Feb 23, 2021 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: February 23
Duff Conacher says campaign finances should be released during the run up to the election. (Kirk Fraser/CBC) comments
Donation totals to Sandra Masters and Michael Fougere s campaigns were close for Regina s 2020 election, even if the final vote tally was not.
Masters won the Nov. 9 election by about 5,000 votes, a large number considering only 41,029 Regina residents about 21 per cent of eligible voters took part. Masters captured 46.36 per cent of the vote, compared to incumbent Fougere s 35.74 per cent.
Masters raised $67,891 in donations, while Fougere was close behind with $63,573, although about $6,000 of Fougere s was rolled over from the 2016 election.
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Feb 23, 2021 9:56 AM
Regina city council gathered in Henry Baker Hall for the first night of 2020 budget deliberations on Dec. 9, 2019. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
Campaign contributions and expenses for the 2020 municipal election have been disclosed in a report for council.
Under the city’s bylaw, candidates had to submit their disclosure forms by Feb. 8.
Mayoral candidates were allowed to spend up to $68,776 on their campaigns. Those running for council could spend up to $11,393.
The bylaw only requires the disclosure of donors who contribute more than $500 for a mayoral campaign and those who give more than $200 to a council candidate.
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