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Harper, 2 other MPs exceeded donations limit2 f9 y ^4 i x; A% _4 B7 T% B
Wednesday, December 27, 2006 The Canadian Press
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经过了几个月强烈的否认后,联邦保守党已经悄悄的承认了它有成千上万的赞助没有向公众报道。1 o/ |- X7 a/ @3 z% u
这意味着至少三名保守党成员—包括联邦总理Stephen Harper – 去年的赞助捐款超过法律的限额。6 k& [& ^: T% k! K* t
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[CBC News] After months of heated denials, the federal Conservative party has quietly admitted it failed to publicly disclose hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of donations.$ b% m+ e) j' S# d% `( y2 O
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That means at least three party members — including Prime Minister Stephen Harper — donated more than the legal limit last year.7 m+ n t. o Y/ d D9 f' A
( D# L8 E4 N* m; u/ @. NLast Thursday, the party filed a revised financial report for 2005 with Elections Canada, acknowledging that it did not report delegate fees collected for its national convention that year as donations, contrary to political financing laws.0 @ @: _5 S. n: |
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In the revised report, the Conservatives have "reclassified revenue related to the 2005 convention," disclosing an additional $539,915 in previously unreported donations, an extra $913,710 in "other revenue," and an additional $1.45 million in "other expenses."
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3 h# k9 d) T% S% }8 x% i1 n% eThe report does not explain what constitutes "other revenue" or "other expenses." Moreover, the party reports almost $700,000 in previously undisclosed transfers from riding associations, presumably accounting for ridings that helped subsidize the cost of attending the Montreal policy convention for their delegates.
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