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Harper, 2 other MPs exceeded donations limit
, B2 d9 A0 E8 l- ^8 X% jWednesday, December 27, 2006 The Canadian Press: r1 L. A, D# E9 i t+ ^+ 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。; r8 j* [5 t' 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。. \" ^* @/ m+ z8 t+ f3 W- }
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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.4 p: T5 c8 a. ]% k
% b2 C4 v+ h. D* f7 y% q) mThat means at least three party members — including Prime Minister Stephen Harper — donated more than the legal limit last year.
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0 O* Y5 v) e0 A. e$ G5 q7 DLast 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."8 K8 D7 ]9 g8 s! Z( T
5 c, n+ }# S# ?+ a+ Q/ A3 S6 ^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.1 ]- M! n3 @) _+ o4 i
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