The NDP has repaid a total of $344,658 in sponsorship revenue from 2006 onward after being found guilty of breaking political financing laws. The investigation started with a complaint about union funding from the Conservative Party of Canada back in September 2011.
Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre pounced on the issue and said that if it weren’t for the complaint, “the NDP would continue to provide a loophole to corporations and big union bosses.”
The NDP’s national director, Nathan Rotman, said the party returned the money in April and May as it reflected their quarterly financial returns.
The sponsorship money that was received and spent on advertising during NDP conventions breaks down to $40,860 in 2006, $102,500 in 2009, and $102,500 in 2011.
The sponsorships constituted contributions from large unions, which is illegal under election law.
Until recently, the NDP and its leader Thomas Mulcair refused to disclose how much money it had been forced to repay after breaking the election laws.
The Conservatives are calling on Mulcair to open the books.
So why has it taken the NDP until the end of August to go public with their mistake? Why did they try to sweep it under a rug? For a party that claims to be new and fresh, they have demonstrated the same political tricks the other parties have used in the past. Do you think this scandal will effect their future outcomes?
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On Monday, the longest campaign in modern history will come to a close and if current polls are any indication, Canada may be seeing a change in government after 9 years of Conservative rule under the leadership of Stephen Harper. Accountability was his calling card in 2006 and today, accountability may very well be one of the defining reasons for his departure.
On Monday, the longest campaign in modern history will come to a close and if current polls are any indication, Canada may be seeing a change in government after 9 years of Conservative rule under the leadership of Stephen Harper. Accountability was his calling card in 2006 and today, accountability may very well be one of the defining reasons for his departure.
In its length, in its cost and in its debate schedule, this election is unusual. The first and possibly only real debate of the campaign ended and here are the highlights of what happened.
In its length, in its cost and in its debate schedule, this election is unusual. The first and possibly only real debate of the campaign ended and here are the highlights of what happened.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper left Rideau Hall this morning with Governor General David Johnston’s approval to drop the writ and Canadians are now officially headed to the polls on October 19. For the first time since fixed election date legislation was brought in by the Conservative government, a fixed election date has been followed.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper left Rideau Hall this morning with Governor General David Johnston’s approval to drop the writ and Canadians are now officially headed to the polls on October 19. For the first time since fixed election date legislation was brought in by the Conservative government, a fixed election date has been followed.
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