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Harper, 2 other MPs exceeded donations limit4 b4 G, J0 Q6 E# Y+ X! m
Wednesday, December 27, 2006 The Canadian Press: c( \' d: B2 u1 j: S d
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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。
) Y- D; Y- x0 J! W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。
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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.
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That means at least three party members — including Prime Minister Stephen Harper — donated more than the legal limit last year.+ @* Z) S ?* n* ?8 X' T- u" E- [6 }
( j) J+ Y, u& A) _+ T4 RLast 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.! ]! h* Z1 e0 y5 a
3 N+ r9 i8 y) J5 ?, x, U* F- V8 c2 ~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 \* \ f+ Z/ o' l9 _/ jThe 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. [0 s G2 F2 z" a; J
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