It was looking for a way to get $1.2 million in national advertising that it was not entitled to and once caught, rather than own up, the Conservatives were defiant and belligerent and they were still trying to ding the taxpayer for almost $700,000 in rebates to which they were not entitled.
Il cherchait un moyen de dépenser 1,2 million de dollars en publicité nationale au-delà de la limite permise. Puis, une fois pris la main dans le sac, les conservateurs ont choisi de ne pas reconnaître leurs torts et de plutôt adopter une attitude de défi et de contestation.