Construction company Brigil and its owner fined $25,000 for unauthorized election spending

Gatineau-based construction company Brigil and its owner Gilles Desjardins have been fined a total of $25,000 for breaking Quebec's electoral law.

Gatineau-based construction company Brigil and its owner Gilles Desjardins have been fined a total of $25,000 for breaking Quebec's electoral law.

Earlier this year, a Quebec court sided with the Chief Electoral Officer of Quebec and found Desjardins and his company guilty for making an unauthorized election expense during the 2017 municipal election in Gatineau.

During sentencing Friday, Desjardins was fined $5,000 and his company Brigil ordered to pay $20,000 plus fees.