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Harper, 2 other MPs exceeded donations limit
' f) U% X& B: v! Y l2 l& N) DWednesday, December 27, 2006 The Canadian Press
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a) n9 h. T, N/ @( h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: F2 D! P8 _8 T( h9 j) v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。" U4 d2 y1 o9 y5 u, t
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4 J. H% K* V* A( l: {+ S- s[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.$ e' F+ A, o, C- 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.
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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." }, j9 C( E, w( M- [
+ C4 ^1 U6 C) wIn 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."( S s7 t5 E! \6 G1 s5 A0 ^. N) M
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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." T1 W9 v# N. u
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