(Canadian Conservative Party) 2 Tory senators charged over campaign spending

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Source: CBC News

Elections Canada has laid charges against the Conservative Party and four of its members, including two senators, over alleged violations of election spending rules.

CBC News has learned from Conservative sources the charges were laid Wednesday.

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The charges, which were laid under the Canada Elections Act, are regulatory, not criminal...

Elections Canada has alleged that the Conservative Party broke the spending rules during that year's federal election campaign by improperly reporting $1.3 million in national advertising as an expense that was shared by 67 Conservative candidates.

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/02/24/elections-canada-charges-conservative-party-campaign-spending.html

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Hmm. I begin thinking about how Christine O'Donnell used campaign funds to pay for her rent. And corporate money corrupting American elections.

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