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Harper, 2 other MPs exceeded donations limit9 ?( ~* x/ B- c0 }( e# f: C
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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。$ m b; e1 k# g+ U% o* }: u' S# E
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。" [9 O- x0 T2 T, |) F" y
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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.0 m% x+ G$ }3 }; _( U* _( v1 R
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That means at least three party members — including Prime Minister Stephen Harper — donated more than the legal limit last year.3 v, r/ l2 r# `, c8 d
9 N* c" A( j) g& y9 F$ oLast 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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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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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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