In the heat of an political campaigns, allegations are sometimes made against candidates that are subsequently deemed by election regulators to have no merit.

Such is the case with Daniel Fontaine, a recent candidate for New Westminster city council.

CUPE B.C. raised allegations about radio ads that he voiced in September in his role as the head of an organization representing care providers.

Straight.com reported on those allegations on October 17. I tweeted out the story, as did the Straight account.

Today, Elections B.C. informed the Straight that it reviewed the matter and determined that no rules were broken under the Local Elections Financing Act.

CUPE B.C. told the Straight that it "filed the complaint with Elections BC" on October 3. According to CUPE B.C., this complaint was drafted by an outside counsel, Rachel Roy.

Elections B.C., on the other hand, stated that "the issue was brought to our attention after the municipal election".

Therefore, it's reasonable to conclude that no complaint was actually filed before voting day on October 20.

As a result of us reporting that the complaint had been filed—when, in fact it didn't come to Elections B.C.'s attention until after voting day—I want to personally and publicly apologize to Fontaine.

I've always felt that he's been an effective advocate for his organization.