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Opposition suggests Tories manipulated public after cheating in 2006 election
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Edited | Monsieur Apr 22, 2008 09:30am |
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| Category | Scandal |
| Media | Website - CBC |
| News Date | Monday, April 21, 2008 03:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | MONTREAL - Opposition leaders accused Stephen Harper's Tories of manipulating the public and cheating in the 2006 federal election campaign as the Conservatives were hammered Monday over newly revealed allegations of election overspending.
Accusing the Tories of an attempted cover-up, Liberal Leader Stephane Dion said Harper has a lot to explain.
"The allegation is that the Conservative Party cheated at the last election. . . tried to cover it up after and (were) caught," Dion told reporters in Montreal.
Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe called the prime minister "a control freak" for a weekend attempt by the Tories to leak details of the allegations to select reporters in advance of Monday's court-ordered release.
A search warrant related to a raid on Conservative headquarters accuses the party of making "false and misleading" statements in their financial returns for the last election.
The warrant also says the Conservatives exceeded the $18-million election spending limit by $1 million. |
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