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Harper, 2 other MPs exceeded donations limit2 a: y1 @, k) ]" P$ t% X, @. {
Wednesday, December 27, 2006 The Canadian Press9 j" k0 F* W! p$ a) d
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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。, m2 f0 L$ f: f e6 a
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。0 S, e7 j* C( p, U
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% l* j0 @4 [& m' R6 |1 x: [. w[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., W& K0 s) g" r* E7 I- `+ Y
$ j* V9 m) `( |6 t4 c3 w. e! X1 GThat means at least three party members — including Prime Minister Stephen Harper — donated more than the legal limit last year.
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7 h/ i t# k5 ?6 @& 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.# k- Z0 H J; Y6 u
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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 $1.45 million in "other expenses."
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1 a: T) Z3 ?$ YThe 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.* c6 @0 C; w0 y+ K
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