Two Conservative Senators charged

Andre Thouin, an official with Elections Canada, knocks on the door of Conservative Party of Canada headquarters in Ottawa on April 15, 2008, during an RCMP raid of the office.

CBC:

Elections Canada has laid charges against the Conservative Party and four of its members, including two senators, over alleged violations of election spending rules.

As reported Thursday by CBC News, the charges were laid under the Canada Elections Act on Wednesday and relate to the so-called "in-and-out" campaign financing case from the 2006 federal election. The charges are regulatory, not criminal.

The charges, published on Elections Canada's website Friday, include allegations that Conservative election expense documents submitted to Elections Canada were "false or misleading."

Charged are:

• Senator Doug Finley, the party's campaign director in 2006 and 2008, and the husband of Human Resources Development Minister Diane Finley.
• Senator Irving Gerstein, a prominent businessman and fundraiser for the party.
• Michael Donison, a former national party director.
• Susan Kehoe, who has served as an interim party executive director.

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