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Harper, 2 other MPs exceeded donations limit1 a6 w. m1 N/ o& u# }
Wednesday, December 27, 2006 The Canadian Press9 w- E: I+ ~% O8 A: G
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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。9 @) n7 Y/ K4 D4 a1 ~
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。5 p( J# y- T6 K% }
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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.
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5 q$ J+ V Z [+ w( t. J! xThat means at least three party members — including Prime Minister Stephen Harper — donated more than the legal limit last year.
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" Q; K$ {/ n5 M* U U( sLast 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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4 F6 H2 H& \6 L3 d4 N TIn 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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