Between May 2007 and last fall when the Conservative Party pleaded guilty to Elections Act charges, Elections Canada and the director of public prosecutions spent far more for lawyers, forensic accountants and investigators than the $52,000 the party paid in fines for violating its spending limits in the 2006 campaign.
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In-and-Out Investigation Cost Canadians over $2.3 million
Started by cybercoma, Apr 09 2012 05:25 PM
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Posted 09 April 2012 - 05:25 PM
It cost taxpayers more than $2.3 million to investigate the Conservatives fraudulent activities. Since this investigation resulted in a guilty plea, should the Conservative Party of Canada be required to pay back the Canadian taxpayers the cost of investigating their criminal activities?
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Posted 09 April 2012 - 05:27 PM
Yes and they should also be subject to mandatory sentencing.It cost taxpayers more than $2.3 million to investigate the Conservatives fraudulent activities. Since this investigation resulted in a guilty plea, should the Conservative Party of Canada be required to pay back the Canadian taxpayers the cost of investigating their criminal activities?
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Posted 09 April 2012 - 05:30 PM
4-years as a majority government.what's the minimum mandaTory sentence for Harper Conservative fraud?
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Posted 09 April 2012 - 05:31 PM
Tax money used for oversight of government is a wise investment, and is the last thing that should be complained about. You guys are pathetic.It cost taxpayers more than $2.3 million to investigate the Conservatives fraudulent activities. Since this investigation resulted in a guilty plea, should the Conservative Party of Canada be required to pay back the Canadian taxpayers the cost of investigating their criminal activities?
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Posted 09 April 2012 - 05:32 PM
Perhaps you'll find some fraud someday, instead of the litany of manufactured impropriety over the last several months.what's the minimum mandaTory sentence for Harper Conservative fraud?
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Posted 09 April 2012 - 05:34 PM
Oh it is money well spent. When the government is found guilty, their party should also be required to pay the taxpayers back for their fraudulent activities. Instead they got a slap on the wrist with a completely meaningless $52,000 fine. The benefit far outweighed that cost. We have a government now that is guilty of fraud and they will continue to act like criminals because it benefits them:Tax money used for oversight of government is a wise investment, and is the last thing that should be complained about. You guys are pathetic.
The Tories dismissed the matter as difference of opinion over accounting — the same language they are now using to rebut opposition outrage over the undisclosed costs of purchasing F-35 fighter jets.
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Posted 09 April 2012 - 05:37 PM
it's called the ole In-and-Out... just what do you claim the Harper Conservatives pleaded guilty to... if not fraud?Perhaps you'll find some fraud someday, instead of the litany of manufactured impropriety over the last several months.
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Posted 09 April 2012 - 05:48 PM
It cost taxpayers more than $2.3 million to investigate the Conservatives fraudulent activities. Since this investigation resulted in a guilty plea, should the Conservative Party of Canada be required to pay back the Canadian taxpayers the cost of investigating their criminal activities?
Yes they should have to pay it all back
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Posted 09 April 2012 - 05:54 PM
Wait until we find out how much the robocall investigation is going to cost.
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Posted 09 April 2012 - 06:02 PM
So when will the Liberal Party pay back the millions they stole from the taxpayers?Oh it is money well spent. When the government is found guilty, their party should also be required to pay the taxpayers back for their fraudulent activities.
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Posted 09 April 2012 - 06:03 PM
Why don't you email them and ask?So when will the Liberal Party pay back the millions they stole from the taxpayers?
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Posted 09 April 2012 - 06:04 PM
Oh right, the manufactured impropriety from a few months ago. How's that witch hunt going? Still nothin huh.Wait until we find out how much the robocall investigation is going to cost.
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Posted 09 April 2012 - 06:05 PM
I know you're probably used to seeing investigations solved in 60 mins on television, but they take a bit longer than that in real life.Oh right, the manufactured impropriety from a few months ago. How's that witch hunt going? Still nothin huh.
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Posted 09 April 2012 - 06:08 PM
Especially when the costs of EC investigators' offices, computers, printer paper, shoes, overtime, telephones, etc., are factored in.Wait until we find out how much the robocall investigation is going to cost.
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