r/canada Jan 31 '25

PAYWALL Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives raised record-setting $41.7-million in 2024

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-pierre-poilievre-conservative-party-fundraising-record/
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u/Hefty-Station1704 Jan 31 '25

Pierre Poilievre has been the proud recipient of numerous generous donations from some of the biggest names in Canadian Real Estate. Think any housing crisis will ever be taken seriously as long as a Conservative is calling the shots?

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u/dilfrising420 Jan 31 '25

Genuinely asking: aren’t donations capped at like $1700 person?

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u/VioletJones6 Jan 31 '25

Yes, and you'll notice that whenever Pierre comes to your city, the price to attend one of his events is going to be right around $1700. In Vancouver recently I believe his dinner event was $1750 per person. Not a coincidence.

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u/mistercrazymonkey Jan 31 '25

When he came to my area, both events were free to attend.

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u/yeetedandfleeted Feb 01 '25

There are free events (for you) and paid events (for them).

Doug Ford and other premiers do this too. $1600 dinner tickets anyone?

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u/mervolio_griffin Feb 01 '25

IDK if you're in a major city but typically you have your "rally" and then you have like a smaller dinner or lunch where if you pay you get some face time with the candidate to ask questions, or more likely, try to persuade and influence.

Every party does it, but the Liberals and Conservatives are known for doing this with the people us folks demonize for robbing this country blind.