Now that they ""official"" campaign is underway for the Provincial vote next month, there continues to be chatter about a Federal Election in the spring.
Saint John MP Rodney Weston tells CHSJ News, since being elected back in 2008, the rumblings of an election haven't stopped.
He says a lot of the speculation comes from political pundits but when it comes from the opposition, then it needs to be taken seriously.
Weston adds if and when the Federal election writ is dropped, he is ready to stand by his record and let voters be the judge of the service provided.
An independent firm will be responsible for looking into allegations stemming from the 2006 provincial election.
Mike Quinn, the province's chief electoral officer says there's an allegation that someone may have breached the Political Process Financing Act by making unreported cash payments during the previous campaign.
Quinn made the decision to hand the case over to a third party after meeting with the auditor general.
He says he doesn't want his office to loose focus on delivering a voter-oriented election, and says the investigation should be done by an independent team in a timely manner.
