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Harper, 2 other MPs exceeded donations limit
$ k5 Z6 n+ L9 a! v$ d4 sWednesday, December 27, 2006 The Canadian Press+ n8 F: @9 b8 {+ x" p( ?
* S) ~4 \7 _' C5 N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。4 P) }' y) ]- O' 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。: n& v+ F' W8 `: T& N
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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.8 e- B1 u* ]1 p: Z
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That means at least three party members — including Prime Minister Stephen Harper — donated more than the legal limit last year.! i# j: e' A# `- R5 o( C# P3 r* m8 Z
5 z5 Y. ]/ t% l! Q1 U- }' a- `Last 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.
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: ]% A+ _8 c l+ w- `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 $1.45 million in "other expenses."$ O9 b2 g+ }, H' _+ b3 i
/ G0 P3 [) W8 bThe 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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