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Harper, 2 other MPs exceeded donations limit
2 `1 F x. d$ `Wednesday, December 27, 2006 The Canadian Press
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[( S! y6 `7 w" l% P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。' ~5 ? B# w8 k, M/ ]8 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。/ F# [9 k6 M% p- X0 V% S: j: k) z8 Y# }
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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.8 W r2 n+ x& x7 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.& g/ ]# G+ I8 o8 O
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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.: W0 v) Q' _5 L; Q4 I: D' `
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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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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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