Elections Canada donation records show Mr. Scheer held a private fundraiser with up to 17 real estate and business executives, who later each donated between $750 and $1,550 to his leadership campaign. George Hofstedter, president of Toronto real-estate developer Lindvest, confirmed that such an event occurred.
"He says he was unable to attend, but it was an event held in a home," Mr. Hofstedter's assistant, Christine Chong, told The Globe. Despite not attending, Mr. Hofstedter donated $1,550 to Mr. Scheer's campaign, which was received by the Conservative Party on May 26, according to Elections Canada records.
Another attendee, who asked not to be named because of the sensitive nature of the story, said he met with Mr. Scheer in a private setting. "I was, like, one of only a few people in the room with him," the attendee said. "This was not a big venue, where I met him."
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Liberal - Tory: same old story.  Neither party is really proud of their behavior!