Conservative Party of Canada faces fines or jail time after campaign finance ruling

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Source: CBC News

The Federal Court of Appeal has ruled against the Conservatives in the so-called "in and out" financing case, in which cash was transferred between local Tory riding associations and the national party during the 2006 election.

Elections Canada says the Conservative Party of Canada violated campaign financing rules by moving $1.3 million in and out of 67 ridings to pay for national ads. The manoeuvres allowed the party to exceed the campaign spending limits and allowed candidates to claim rebates on expenses that weren't actually incurred, the agency said.

... Reacting to the decision, Liberal MP Ralph Goodale said, "the Conservative position is now almost laughable. Their last fig leaf has been swept away and they're totally exposed without any defence."

The ruling was unanimous by the three-judge panel, he added.

... The government faces potential fines or jail time, the opposition MPs said.

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/03/01/tories-in-and-out.html

[Drale]

1. Man Canada is doing exactly what the US should be doing

Holding people accountable and not allowing Faux news to warp the minds of its citizens.

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2. Unfortunately the neocons in Canada are trying to start up a faux news type

net work to make people stupid. They also want to undo our national public network because it actually informs people. They are just creeps.