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Elections Ontario closes complaint into Progressive Conservative MPP over newspaper ads

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Callan, I. (2026, September 17). Elections Ontario closes complaint into Progressive Conservative MPP over newspaper ads. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12062015/hardeep-grewal-elections-ontario-complaint-closed/

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Elections Ontario has dismissed a complaint against Progressive Conservative Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) Baljdeep Grewal, who was accused of not declaring advertisements he placed in the Punjabi Post during the 2022 election campaign. The newspaper is owned by his father, Jagdish Grewal. After an investigation, Elections Ontario accepted Grewal’s explanation that payment for the ads had been delayed due to an error and allowed him to declare them and pay for them retroactively. The NDP has since requested a separate investigation into whether Grewal improperly used public funds for these advertisements while serving as MPP.
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Elections Ontario has dismissed a complaint lodged by the Ontario NDP against Progressive Conservative MPP Harinder Grewal, alleging he failed to declare advertisements placed in his father’s newspaper, the Punjabi Post, during the 2022 election campaign. The NDP had accused Grewal of not declaring these ads, which were intended to support his campaign when he unseated their candidate, Gurratan Singh, in the riding of Brampton East.

Upon investigation, Elections Ontario accepted that an invoice for the advertisements was sent but "inadvertently not paid." The oversight body permitted Grewal to rectify this by paying for the ads and including them as expenses on his 2026 annual return. This decision underscores the body’s willingness to allow corrective measures even after extended delays, provided there is a reasonable explanation for the initial lapse.

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Brampton East Elections Ontario NDP Progressive Conservative the Ontario NDP

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Elections Ontario ORG · 6× Grewal PERSON · 6× NDP ORG · 2× Progressive Conservative NORP · 2× the Ontario NDP ORG · 2× Brampton East GPE · 1× Gurratan Singh PERSON · 1× Jagdish Grewal PERSON · 1× Progressive Conservative Party ORG · 1× the Punjabi Post ORG · 1×

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The province’s elections oversight body accepted the explanation and allowed Grewal to pay for the advertisements and declare them four years later. “An expense item is being directed to the Progressive Conservative Party Brampton-East constituency association by Elections Ontario to be included in the 2026 AR-1 constituency association annual return and disclosed as an expense,” an Elections Ontario officer wrote in an email to the NDP.
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Elections Ontario has cleared a Progressive Conservative MPP after a complaint was submitted stating he had failed to declare advertisements placed in his father’s newspaper during the 2022 election. asserted
he → clear → election
Grewal unseated the NDP’s Gurratan Singh more than four years ago in Brampton East, winning the riding again in the 2025 snap election. But in July this year, the Ontario NDP alleged that during that first campaign, Grewal failed to declare advertising in the Punjabi Post, which is owned by his father, Jagdish Grewal. asserted
which → unseat → father
Get breaking National news The opposition party submitted a complaint over Grewal to Elections Ontario. asserted
party → get → Ontario
The Progressive Conservative MPP admitted the error, but said an invoice had been sent and “inadvertently not paid.” asserted
invoice → admit → error
The province’s elections oversight body accepted the explanation and allowed Grewal to pay for the advertisements and declare them four years later. “An expense item is being directed to the Progressive Conservative Party Brampton-East constituency association by Elections Ontario to be included in the 2026 AR-1 constituency association annual return and disclosed as an expense,” an Elections Ontario officer wrote in an email to the NDP. asserted
officer → accept → NDP
In a statement sent to Global News, Grewal said he welcomed the resolution of the issue. asserted
he → send → issue
“I worked with Elections Ontario to rectify the situation as quickly as possible,” he wrote in a message sent by the party. asserted
he → work → party
“Elections Ontario was satisfied with the actions taken and have closed the matter.” asserted
Ontario → satisfy → matter
The Ontario NDP has also requested an investigation by Ontario’s integrity commissioner into Grewal placing publicly funded advertisements in his father’s newspaper in his role as a local MPP. asserted
Grewal → request → MPP
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