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Harper, 2 other MPs exceeded donations limit
2 I; n. R) c& R3 M5 D. sWednesday, December 27, 2006 The Canadian Press# c! P. E; t }' N8 T; r
- J$ Y2 l) {$ d w w) ~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。
/ h4 w- N7 [& K: b6 m2 J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.0 \2 L) Q" P9 V
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That means at least three party members — including Prime Minister Stephen Harper — donated more than the legal limit last year.4 k8 {5 {7 f( R G
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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.& y5 [$ h4 C! k( [
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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 $1.45 million in "other expenses."
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3 f( g$ ?% ~- I" ^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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