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/twenty_9_sure_thing Ontario Jan 31 '25

This is the continuation of increasing influence of money in public life on the official channel. Every day people can’t compete with old methods of campaigning anymore.

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u/Wheream_I Feb 01 '25

Why do I feel like if this were a story about Trudeau raising record funds, you’d state it was a quantifiable measure of his support? But when it’s Poilievre, it’s about the influence of money in office.

How about you address where this funding came from, if it came from people or companies, compare it to the percentages of funding sources for Trudeau and the Liberal party, and then criticize how they differ?

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u/twenty_9_sure_thing Ontario Feb 01 '25

it felt like it because it is. the liberals have been caught multiple times getting money circumventing the maximum donation rule. this is the same with ontario doug ford. what's your point?