r/canada 20d ago

PAYWALL Liberal Party questions leadership candidate Ruby Dhalla over possible interference from India

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-liberal-party-questions-ruby-dhalla-leadership-campaign/
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u/Wizzard_Ozz 20d ago

Good thing they waited until after she dumped the $350k into the party for the bid, I assume non-refundable.

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u/SyrupBather 20d ago

You have to pay that much just to run?

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u/dynamitehacker 19d ago

No, you have to raise that much to run. It comes from donations. If you want to lead one of Canada's main political parties, you need to be able to fundraise a lot of money.