Senior Conservatives seething over Conservative Fund’s refusal to share Scheer’s $700,000 over-budget expense details with national council

'If you're a donor, why would you want to give money if you can't get straight answers on what the hell's going on?’ says veteran Conservative political insider Tim Powers.

Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, pictured Dec. 4, 2019, is under the microscope as his office had a budget of $200,000 last year but filed expenses worth $900,000. Conservative MPs and the national council members want to know the specifics, but so far say they're not getting straight answers from the Conservative Fund.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA

February 17, 2020

Some senior Conservatives are seething with anger over the powerful and unelected Conservative Fund’s refusal to share details with the national council of Andrew Scheer’s $700,000-over-budget office expenses last year, saying the lack of transparency is resulting in gossip affecting the leader�...

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