We turned it down after reading the act in detail and after learning that Elections Canada said that it was not an acceptable expense. We never saw the contracts or received the invoices. This expense had nothing to do with our riding and had not been authorized by my official agent. It seemed reasonably clear to me, within the spirit of the act, that it was not an expense that was acceptable in our riding.
On August 11th, 2008. See this statement in context.