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G&M: Parliament Hill Reno Plagued By Accusations Of Corruption

The opposition is accusing the Conservatives of running a fundraising scheme in which companies that participated in a controversial renovation project on Parliament Hill were subsequently pushed to make donations to the party.

Saying they are finding more and more political donations from officials linked to the $9-million contract, opposition MPs raised a series of questions about the Harper government's ethics in the House. In particular, the Bloc and the NDP referred to recent revelations that the bonding company and a government mediator involved in the project participated in a 2009 fundraiser that was organized by the construction firm overseeing the contract.

Read the entire Globe and Mail article here.
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