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Rae wins battle for leadership race fees

Submitted by Chris Koddermann on Tue, 02/26/2008 - 15:24.

By Richard Foot , CanWest News Service
Published: Monday, February 25, 2008

Former Ontario premier Bob Rae has won his legal battle to be refunded the $50,000 he paid as an entry fee into the 2006 federal Liberal leadership race.

Rae and 10 other contenders paid $50,000 apiece to the Liberal Party upon entering the campaign. The money was meant to help the party cover the costs of the leadership convention at which Stephane Dion was elected leader.

Harper No Friend of Freedom of Expression

Submitted by Chris Koddermann on Thu, 08/02/2007 - 15:06.

Since its adoption by the United Nations General Assembly in 1966, the United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights has become a cornerstone of international human rights law. It states in part:

“Everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall include freedom to SEEK, receive and impart information…” (Emphasis added)

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