Then obviously you have a wealth of experience dealing with election returns, both from candidates and political parties.
My question to you is whether or not this situation would have ever occurred in Quebec, and if it had, whether it would be considered appropriate, legal, or not.
Let's assume for a moment that a political party—one of the provincial parties, not a candidate—hired 10 people to work in their war room, or whatever. This is legal, I understand. They can pay salaries and claim them as an expense, which would then be entitled to a rebate. Let's just assume for a moment they hired 10 people, paid them $1,000 each for whatever purpose, and then those 10 individuals at some point in time during the campaign donated $1,000 each to the political party. Would that be considered, under Quebec election laws, a violation?