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Harper, 2 other MPs exceeded donations limit
: t0 Q4 t. L! H. mWednesday, December 27, 2006 The Canadian Press
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5 b w1 k! H6 J8 o# C: i: ?% e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。" D( y9 x' @+ {6 C
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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6 f& K+ h; W/ C2 h# H+ t: q[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.' S2 a$ u* E9 K! L7 f
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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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8 o# ?# w& D2 y' Y& h- E" A, kLast 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.- d) I# Y0 t" Z/ \
- o8 x. }% M% C. S* K% ]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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