Big spending prompts closer look at campaign finances
Big spending in Prince Albert’s last municipal election has the city’s mayor thinking about having candidates file campaign expenses.
Major cities in Saskatchewan like Saskatoon and Regina require candidates running for municipal office to file how much they spent and who donated money to them. For other cities, there’s no clear cut rules and it’s usually left for individual municipalities to decide.
Moose Jaw and North Battleford both require candidates to file campaign expenses but Yorkton and Swift Current don’t.
At the moment, Prince Albert doesn’t require candidates to file but Mayor Greg Dionne told paNOW the idea is being considered.