Compliance Agreements

Commissioner Of Canada Elections

Canada Elections Act

Compliance agreement

This notice is published by the Commissioner of Canada Elections, pursuant to section 521 of the Canada Elections Act, S.C. 2000, c. 9.

On June 23, 2015, the Commissioner of Canada Elections entered into a compliance agreement with Innu-Chiasson Construction Ltd., pursuant to section 517 of the Canada Elections Act. The text of the compliance agreement is set out in full below.

June 23, 2015

Yves Côté, QC

Commissioner of Canada Elections

COMPLIANCE AGREEMENT

Statements of the Contracting Party

I, Laurence Barry, of the Town Happy Valley-Goose Bay, in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, am the President of Innu-Chiasson Construction Ltd. Innu-Chiasson Construction Ltd. is hereinafter referred to as the “Contracting Party”.

The Contracting Party acknowledges that pursuant to subsection 404(1) and paragraphs 497(1)(i) and 497(3)(f.1)  of the Canada Elections Act (the Act), it is an offence under the Act for a person or entity that is not an individual to make a contribution, whether monetary or non-monetary, to a candidate's campaign.

The Contracting Party acknowledges that it did, at my direction, provide a contribution by way of a corporate cheque dated April 26, 2011, in the amount of $1,000.00, to the campaign of Peter Penashue, a candidate in the 2011 general federal election.

The Contracting Party acknowledges that this contribution to a candidate's electoral campaign by an entity that is not an individual could constitute an offence under paragraph 497(1)(i) or 497(3)(f.1) of the Act.

Agreement

The Contracting Party acknowledges and accepts responsibility for these acts.

The Contracting Party acknowledges that the Commissioner of Canada Elections (the Commissioner) has advised it of its right to be represented by counsel and that it has had the opportunity to obtain counsel.

The Contracting Party understands that this acknowledgement of non-compliance does not constitute a guilty plea in the criminal sense and that no record of conviction is created as a result of admitting responsibility for the activity that constitutes an offence.

The Contracting Party consents to the publication of this Compliance Agreement in the Canada Gazette and on the Commissioner's website, since in accordance with section 521 of the Act, the compliance agreement must be published.

The Contracting Party undertakes to take measures to ensure that any current or future officer or employee of Innu-Chiasson Construction Ltd. is aware of the relevant prohibitions under the Act, and in particular that Innu-Chiasson Construction Ltd. cannot make a federal political contribution.

The Contracting Party further undertakes to provide confirmation to the Commissioner that the above-mentioned measures have been established.

The Commissioner accepts the statements, admissions, and undertakings of the Contracting Party, and in deciding to enter into this Compliance Agreement, took into consideration the full cooperation of the Contracting Party in his investigation of this matter.