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Harper, 2 other MPs exceeded donations limit
4 S7 Y; }9 J8 Y+ |& XWednesday, December 27, 2006 The Canadian Press M$ r4 \( K( n% n7 n) s, ^- a+ Z# n/ T
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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。, X! |' b+ ~/ I5 l/ ^/ l& x& {# c" L# D) d
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。8 o3 @% y. X. [5 P# C J- a9 g
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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.9 g( A4 V& @+ P7 Q
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That means at least three party members — including Prime Minister Stephen Harper — donated more than the legal limit last year.
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) x2 M3 Z3 q6 xLast 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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* r. u( b8 Q) ~( a& q: u# DIn 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.", ]/ g& \& K; K
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The 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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