Close X
Sunday, September 22, 2024
ADVT 
National

Liberals, Tories raised record sums last quarter

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 29 Oct, 2021 04:15 PM
  • Liberals, Tories raised record sums last quarter

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals and Conservatives are showing off their muscular election fundraising efforts, with each flexing their gains from the third quarter.

The Liberals say more than 57,100 contributors coughed up $7.65 million in the three months between July and September. The party says both numbers mark a record for the Liberals.

The Tories say the $9.84 million they garnered from nearly 50,200 contributors last quarter also marked a fundraising record, excluding quarters close to an election date. August alone saw the party raise $5.1 million, a record month.

The federal election campaign kicked off Aug. 15 and wrapped up on Sept. 20 — election day — and saw all major parties ramp up fundraising efforts as they sought to win over Canadians and boost revenue for ads and outreach.

Liberal national director Azam Ishmael stressed that the party's median donation was $20 at a time, suggesting stronger grassroots support.

"Annual returns show that the Conservatives spent $40.6 million on fundraising costs from 2016 through 2020, while the Liberal party’s figure was just $15 million," the party said in a statement Friday, claiming that red-team supporters "are getting far more value for their donations."

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole said in a statement minutes earlier: “This fundraising will allow us to do the work necessary to hold the Liberals to account for their failed economic policies, and to get ready for the next election, which Mr. Trudeau has said could come as early as 18 months from now."

The Bloc Québécois, the only party whose contributions had been posted by Elections Canada as of Friday afternoon, raised $1.23 million in the third quarter of this year, about four times more than the previous three months.

The Liberals raised $7.28 million in the third quarter of 2019 ahead of that year's election and $3.11 million in the same period last year.

The Conservatives garnered $10.14 million in the third quarter of 2019, and $5.66 million a year later.

 

MORE National ARTICLES

Canada's antisemitism envoy to be permanent: PM

Canada's antisemitism envoy to be permanent: PM
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is making the announcement today in a virtual appearance at the Malmö International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism.

Canada's antisemitism envoy to be permanent: PM

West Fraser to buy U.S. sawmill for US$300 million

West Fraser to buy U.S. sawmill for US$300 million
The purchase from Angelina Forest Products will be funded with cash on hand and is expected to close after receiving U.S. regulatory approvals. The Vancouver-based company will provide further details about the transaction during its third-quarter earnings call on Oct. 28.

West Fraser to buy U.S. sawmill for US$300 million

Former homeless site in Vancouver open to public

Former homeless site in Vancouver open to public
The east side of the park was closed in May to allow remediation work after hundreds of campers were moved to indoor housing. The campers moved to Strathcona after being forced out of two other city parks.

Former homeless site in Vancouver open to public

Trudeau joins G20 in pushing Taliban to allow aid

Trudeau joins G20 in pushing Taliban to allow aid
During a virtual summit, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his fellow G20 leaders discussed the crisis in Afghanistan created by the Taliban rout of Kabul's Western-backed government.    

Trudeau joins G20 in pushing Taliban to allow aid

2,090 COVID19 cases over 4 days

2,090 COVID19 cases over 4 days
There are 5,183 active cases of COVID-19 in the province and 186,955 people who tested positive have recovered. Of the active cases, 357 individuals are in hospital and 153 are in intensive care. The remaining people are recovering at home in self-isolation.

2,090 COVID19 cases over 4 days

Macron seeks face-to-face meeting with Trudeau

Macron seeks face-to-face meeting with Trudeau
Kareen Rispal, France's ambassador to Canada, said that in addition to unfinished business the two countries started before the COVID-19 pandemic, Macron wants to hear Trudeau's views on the alliance formed last month between the United States, Britain and Australia.

Macron seeks face-to-face meeting with Trudeau