3 Grit Leaders Face Sanctions re Lists

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More impropriety, what next?

This is making Rae look better and better - more Rae days coming soon

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3 Grit leadership hopefuls in trouble over lists

Updated Sat. Sep. 23 2006 11:21 PM ET

Canadian Press

OTTAWA -- Three Liberal leadership hopefuls could face sanctions for giving the party's confidential membership lists to a newspaper which used the data to conduct a controversial opinion poll on the leadership race.

The Globe and Mail, which published the poll results last week, said it obtained the lists from the campaigns of Stephane Dion, Ken Dryden and Scott Brison, although the latter's camp has since denied any involvement.

Yet each candidate was required to personally sign a declaration of confidentiality before the party handed over the coveted lists of members across the country.

In the declaration, candidates agreed to take "appropriate measures to protect the confidentiality of the personal information on the lists.'' They further agreed that they "will not disclose the lists to anyone outside the Liberal Party of Canada.''

Liberal national director Steven MacKinnon said the party is still investigating the possible breach of confidentiality.

"Needless to say, using our membership lists for anything other than the intended purpose . . . troubles us,'' MacKinnon said.