Conservatives continue to out-fundraise all other federal parties
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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The Opposition Conservatives continue to out-fundraise other federal parties, bringing in millions more than all the others combined in the first three months of the year.
The Tories raised nearly $10.7 million from more than 51,000 contributors between January and March.
That's more than three times as good as the Liberals, who got $3.1 million from more than 27,600 donors.
For the New Democrats, the fundraising haul was just $1.3 million from more than 14,600 contributors.
The Bloc Quebecois raised a little more than $342,000 and for the Green Party, it was a little more than $400,000.
The People's Party of Canada received some $240,000.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 1, 2024.
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