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Thread: Federal NDP Illegal election financing - biggest ever fraud

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    But why haven't they been charged? Why hasn't it been more widely reported upon; why no huge vilification of the NDP? Because they are funded by unions, who were involved? - including a media union.

    Why does the NDP get a pass? Where's the outrage???

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    "Elections Canada said earlier this year the NDP had violated political financing laws by accepting an unspecified amount in sponsorships from unions at the Vancouver convention in June 2011, saying those sponsorships fall under the rules that ban donations from unions and corporations.

    Elections Canada told the Conservative party that the NDP had “taken the required steps” to be in compliance with the law but the party and its leader, Thomas Mulcair, had until now refused to disclose how much money they had to pay back, or to whom.
    The Conservatives filed a complaint with Elections Canada last summer over union logos appearing at events such as a fundraising dinner featuring the late NDP leader Jack Layton and Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter.
    Nathan Rotman, national director of the NDP, said the party believed it was acting within the law when it sold the advertising spots in question, but decided to pay the money back rather than fight Elections Canada in court.

    ...the federal NDP returned a total of $344,468 — including GST — in advertising revenues from eight unions and seven other organizations, received at three separate policy conventions. The funds were returned in April and May.
    The amount includes $40,860 at the 2006 convention in Quebec City, $102,500 from the 2009 convention in Halifax and $201,108 at the Vancouver convention last year."

    http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/p...ections-canada
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    http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/08...anada-politics

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    "In Canada it is against the law for corporations or unions to give any money to political parties. Only individuals are allowed to, and that amount is capped at about $1,100 a person.

    But the NDP set up a scheme to dodge the law. They sold extremely expensive “sponsorships” at their big convention to labour unions, $344,000 worth.

    You can be fined $5,000 or even sentenced to five years in jail. But that didn’t happen. Elections Canada didn’t prosecute under the law. It didn’t take the NDP or the unions to court. It didn’t demand penalties or convictions. It just let the NDP and the unions go — a freebie."

    http://blogs.canoe.ca/lilleyspad/gen...anyone-notice/
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    The comments on some of these articles are disgusting to me. They are saying things like it was an honest mistake and praising the NDP while attacking Harper.
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    Oh, gryphon, I didn't even read the comments, just the news stories.
    But I'm not surprized - to so many, the NDP is holier-than-thou, can do no wrong.... this was no 'honest' mistake, the rules are clearly laid out.
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    They are comparing this to something the tories did but in that instance the law wasnt clear and was in fact confusing. In this case the law was clear and simple.
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    Well that makes all 3 parties now, guess the next scandal will be the greenies.

    Proof they all suck.

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    What was the Conservative scandal you speak of? The latest was the robocall which was Liberal, and this one which is NDP.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Natalka View Post
    What was the Conservative scandal you speak of? The latest was the robocall which was Liberal, and this one which is NDP.
    I think the Conservative scandal is how they have a majority givernment yet the world hasn't ended.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DaveP View Post
    I think the Conservative scandal is how they have a majority givernment yet the world hasn't ended.
    Amazing, huh? Life is quite good, actually...
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    Quote Originally Posted by DaveP View Post
    I think the Conservative scandal is how they have a majority givernment yet the world hasn't ended.
    That's only because they don't follow the Mayan calendar. Just wait til December.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DaveP View Post
    I think the Conservative scandal is how they have a majority givernment yet the world hasn't ended.
    They're working on it as we speak

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    Quote Originally Posted by Natalka View Post
    What was the Conservative scandal you speak of? The latest was the robocall which was Liberal, and this one which is NDP.

    Are we talking "the all time scandal leader" aka Mulroney or do you mean the current dictator's record

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    Quote Originally Posted by Patty Smyth View Post
    Are we talking "the all time scandal leader" aka Chretien or do you mean the current Leader of the Liberal Party's record?
    Fixed that for ya.

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