Election regulators have tried to discourage groups such as Ontario Proud from functioning as an end run for political parties skirting the caps on how much money they can accept – and Mr. Faissal says he was vaguely aware of these issues when he says he received a phone call from Mr. Velshi about Mr. Ballingall’s project ‘I told Alykhan “as long as it’s legal,”‘ Mr. Faissal said. ‘He’s like, ‘yep, it’s absolutely legal.'