The Conservative Party of Canada is handily beating its political rivals when it comes to fundraising, according to the latest data released by Elections Canada.
Conservatives raised just over $4–million in the second quarter of the year, nearly double the amount of money raised by the Liberals, NDP, Green Party and Bloc Quebecois combined during the same period.
Fervour among Conservatives supporters seems to have hardly abated with their electoral victory on January 23. For the months of April, May and June, 37,871 contributors gave the Conservative party a total of $4,018,952. The Liberals managed to raise just $1.19–million from 8,041 donors. The NDP collected $734,642 from 11,379.
The Green Party, which has no seats in the House of Commons, easily outpaced the Bloc Quebecois, which has 51 MPs, when it comes to fundraising. The Greens raised $193,808 from 4,429 contributors compared to the BQ which netted just $27,556 from 229 contributors.
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