Federal election hopefuls in the Edmonton area are reacting to new allegations against the Tory government that could change the tone of the election campaign.

A draft document by Auditor General Sheila Fraser, alleges millions of dollars may have been improperly spent as part of a $50-million G8 Legacy Infrastructure Fund.

"That's just complete speculation right now. We don't know what it is – it's a draft report," said Laurie Hawn, while out door knocking in the Edmonton Centre riding.

"It does seem a little odd, whoever has released this, for whatever reason…somebody needs to ask them what they are up to," Hawn added.

Earlier Monday, the Conservatives said the leaked portions published in the media "do not reflect the final version" of the auditor general's report -- which is why they pushed for the full report to be released.

Conservative cabinet minister John Baird said the final report does not say the government "misinformed" Parliament.

In the Jan. 13 version of the report, the auditor general concluded that the manner in which the funding for the G8 infrastructure legacy fund was approved may have been illegal and the money was ultimately used on projects that were of dubious connection to the G8 summit in Huntsville, Ont.

The January draft report said that some of these projects included spending:

• $274,000 on public toilets located 20 kilometres from the summit site

• $100,000 on a gazebo that was an hour's drive away

• $1.1 million for sidewalk and tree upgrades 100 kilometres away

• $194,000 for a park 100 kilometres away

• $745,000 on downtown improvements for three towns nearly 70 kilometres away

When asked if he was aware of any of the questionable projects, Hawn told CTV he wasn't aware of "the specifics" raised in Fraser's report.

"I was more focused on areas that I was working on," said Hawn, who was involved in national defense and veteran's issues during his stint on Parliament Hill.

Rona Ambrose, who was a Tory cabinet minister at the time, did not return calls from CTV.

Later Monday CTV's Ottawa Bureau Chief Robert Fife obtained a February draft of the report from the Conservatives, who claimed it was the final version.

Fife told CTV News Channel that the February report "does not say that Parliament was misinformed, nor is there any suggestion of illegality." But it does say the government did not transparently identify the nature of the approval process for the fund.

The later draft is also critical of some of the expenditures, particularly a $17 million community centre that was originally designed to serve as a coordination and logistics command centre.

According to the February draft, by the time the centre was announced in February 2009, the Foreign Affairs Department had already determined it would not be constructed in time to be used as intended.

"Certainly the auditor general isn't happy with the way the money was spent and the way the approval process was done," Fife said.

In June, the Conservatives defended the use of the legacy fund, admitting some of the money was going to projects unrelated to the summit.

"A limited number of projects (are) designed in the legacy to say, ‘Listen, the folks in this region are going to endure a heck of a lot of security, a heck of a lot of challenges during that G8 summit, and just as a thank you we're supporting some public infrastructure projects,'" said Baird.

The auditor general's report was due to be released in early April, but was held back after the current election was called.

Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff said the allegations in the January draft report were "shocking" and he questioned "how Canadians can have confidence in a government that treats public money in this way."

Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe called for the report to be released in advance of the English-language leaders' debate on Tuesday evening.

NDP Leader Jack Layton accused the Tories of "hiding facts from Canadians, leading Parliament down the garden path, and possibly breaking the law while doing so."

All the parties, including the Conservatives, are calling for the report to be released but Fraser has said she will not release or comment on the report.

"We will not release or comment on our audit report on the G8 Legacy Infrastructure Fund. Under the Auditor General Act, we can only present reports when Parliament is setting," Fraser said in a statement released Monday afternoon.

With files from The Canadian Press and CTV's Kevin Armstrong.