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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 07, 2012, Winnipeg, Manitoba C M Y K PAGE A10 A 10 WINNIPEG FREE PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 2012 CANADA winnipegfreepress. com Visit your nearest MTS Connect store today. Conditions apply. Limited time offer and subject to change. See Dealer for details. Price reflects fixed monthly access fee only and does not include Wireless Network Charge ($ 3.50/ mo), Hardware Activation Fee, and any additional usage/ features above the Plan. Unlimited data only applicable in Manitoba. Unlimited use is subject to MTS's excessive use policy - see mts. ca/ excessiveuse for details and info about our Network Management practices. TM and � 2012 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. MTS design mark is a registered trade- mark of Manitoba Telecom Services Inc., used under license. Don't just dream of unlimited, experience it with Truly Unlimited Data in Manitoba. It's the best plan for your iPhone with unlimited videos, apps and more from $ 49.99 a month. ONLY MTS OFFERS TRULY UNLIMITED DATA with iPhone 4S SEAN KILPATRICK / THE CANADIAN PRESS Canadian portrait of a royal subject Prime Minister Stephen Harper, second from left, stands with Queen Elizabeth as she views a portrait of herself in the White Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace in London on Wednesday. The large portrait, painted by Canadian artist Phil Richards, prompted the Queen to ask if Rideau Hall, the portrait's destination, will require remodeling. Gov. Gen. David Johnston looks on from right. Robocall chief under fire OTTAWA - The MP leading the Conservative government's defence in the robocalls scandal is himself under investigation by Elections Canada for alleged election- law violations related to voter- contact calls made by his campaign in 2008. Elections Canada says it has reasonable grounds to believe offences were committed by Dean Del Mastro, who serves as Prime Minister Stephen Harper's parliamentary secretary, and by his campaign's official agent. Del Mastro denied the allegations Wednesday. The allegations of Elections Act violations are listed in the court order compelling Frank Hall, owner of Holinshed Research Group, to produce documents related to work he did for Del Mastro. An invoice submitted in a smallclaims- court dispute brought by Holinshed against Del Mastro purports to show that Holinshed performed voter identification work as well as get- outthe- vote calls on election day for Del Mastro's 2008 campaign. The company no longer appears operational. The production order, issued in response to an investigator's sworn statement, says Del Mastro is suspected of incurring costs that breached his campaign's spending limit by more than $ 17,000. He is also suspected of paying $ 21,000 for election expenses with a cheque drawn on his personal bank account - which, if proven to be a personal contribution, exceeds the $ 2,100 contribution limit for candidates. Those violations are each punishable by a fine of $ 5,000 or imprisonment for as long as five years. NDP pay back sponsorship OTTAWA, Ont. - NDP Leader Tom Mulcair isn't saying how much the NDP was forced to pay back after Elections Canada found the party violated political financing laws. The elections watchdog found that the party broke the rules when it accepted sponsorship money from large unions during the NDP's national convention last year. Elections Canada said that the sponsorships constituted contributions, and because parties can't accept contributions from unions, the money was considered ineligible. Rae mulls staying on OTTAWA - Bob Rae says he'll decide by the end of this month whether to try to stay on as permanent Liberal leader. When Rae first took on the interim post, the party's national executive made him promise he try to run for permanent leader. But there's been a change in membership on the executive since then and current members are widely expected to release Rae from that commitment next week. So far, the party has agreed only a leadership convention should be held between March 1 and June 30, 2013. - from the news services AROUND Canada A_ 10_ Jun- 07- 12_ FP_ 01. indd A10 6/ 6/ 12 8: 33: 41 PM ;