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Harper, 2 other MPs exceeded donations limit$ v% g! [9 i: r$ e( [$ t
Wednesday, December 27, 2006 The Canadian Press* K$ h. J/ M& [5 y! b
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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。
" ~" o" Y$ y! C" R3 [) T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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& K) {+ ]' H# Q" i[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.! F# W. a" o( u5 s+ N, r
/ G. o; p9 b1 v/ E$ s8 {, yThat means at least three party members — including Prime Minister Stephen Harper — donated more than the legal limit last year.
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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.# _* M w/ L3 l3 g# T
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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.": r# _9 Z+ G" W' }: f4 n
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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.0 n* f" K# d% b; U/ N8 o
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