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Follow the money

by Aaron Wherry on Thursday, August 4, 2011 12:46pm - 24 Comments

Alice Funke summarizes the latest fundraising figures.

In terms of their overall second-quarter results, the Conservative Party turned in another record performance in the second quarter of 2011; raising $8.2M from 52,805 contributors, with roughly half the take coming from small contributors ($200 or less over the quarter), and the other half from their larger donors (over $200 for the quarter). As compared with the last similar election quarter (2008-Q3), the party has increased the amount raised from the small donors by a bit over 10% (up to roughly $4.0M from $3.6M), but from the larger donors by nearly 50% (up to roughly $4.1M from $2.75M).

More from Susan Delacourt on the NDP’s windfall.

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  • Anonymous

    Pretty impressive Q2 numbers for the governing party.  The CPC raised more donations in Q2 than all the other parties combined.  I suppose that’s to be expected for a quarter that included a successful majority government push.

    • Anonymous

      You forgot to mention that this is yet further proof that the Conservatives are evil, CR.  After all, this is Wherry’s comment board.  Everything posted here is yet further proof that the Conservatives are evil.  And that Harper hates Canada.  And so on.

      • Anonymous

        Sorry, it must have slipped my mind.  Won’t let it happen again.

        These numbers are proof that Canada’s current governing party is evil and that the PM hates Canada.

        • Anonymous

          That’s better.

          Stop Harper!

          • Anonymous

            This country needs a Canadian version of an Arab Spring!

          • Anonymous

            There’s nothing as heart-warming as two Cons reassuring each other. 

          • Anonymous

            There’s nothing as heart-warming as two Cons reassuring each other. 

          • Anonymous

            This exchange seriously smells of smug.

          • Anonymous

            This exchange seriously smells of smug.

  • Anonymous
  • Anonymous

    The preceding thread seriously smells of smug.

  • Anonymous

    The preceding thread seriously smells of smug.

    • Anonymous

      It’s hard not to be smug, lol!!!!!

      • Anonymous

        Another word for it is arrogant….what you accused the Libs of.

        • Anonymous

          Nope.  Two different meanings – not a synonym

          smug:   contentedly confident of one’s ability, superiority, or correctness; complacent.

          arrogant:   having or showing an exaggerated opinion of one’s own importance, merit, ability, etc; conceited; overbearingly proud.

          • Anonymous

            And already sounding like a Liberal of old. Didn’t take long.

          • Anonymous

            Except the Conservatives are way worse.  They’re Nazis!  And dictators!  Worse than Stalin!

          • Anonymous

            Yup…same thing. You do all of those.

    • Anonymous

      It’s hard not to be smug, lol!!!!!

    • Anonymous

      It’s hard not to be smug, lol!!!!!

    • Anonymous

      It’s hard not to be smug, lol!!!!!

  • Anonymous

    The preceding thread seriously smells of smug.

  • Anonymous

    As expected, once in power, the larger donors start to move in.
    Bets on how long before we start hearing from this government about donation limits being a limit on freedom, and they need to be removed?

  • Anonymous

    As expected, once in power, the larger donors start to move in.
    Bets on how long before we start hearing from this government about donation limits being a limit on freedom, and they need to be removed?

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