The Conservatives aren't defeated yet

[frandroid]

Les conservateurs amassent des millions [cyberpresse.ca, will post English version when someone publishes it.]

So far this year, the Conservatives have raised $13,3 million, the Liberals $4,1 million and the NDP $2,8 million. The Conservatives, like the NDP, have good experience raising multiple small contributions, whereas the Liberals were more reliant on fewer, larger donations. I don't know if Liberal leadership donations are counted in the Liberal total or not, but whichever way, the total annual limit a contributor is allowed to give a party includes leadership race donations, so people who have donated the maximum contribution to a leadership candidate this year cannot give to the party as well. I *hope* for the Liberals that that explains a part of the lopsided income, compared to the Conservatives.

The parties also rely for their income on $1,75 per year per vote gathered in the last election.

(Sorry for the multiple postings today, there's just a lot of stuff to talk about...)

Comments

[konami.livejournal.com]

If we have much more elections, I think I'm going to be forced to totally overthrow the entire canadian government.

I mean, sooner rather than later.

[frandroid.livejournal.com]

You stay away from Israel and Italy then. I hear they have yearly subscriptions to elections over there.

[konami.livejournal.com]

yeh.. i think italy has only had 1 person to stay in office for over a year since ww2?

crazy stuff. I'd be pulling my hair out.

Then again, I'd hate to live in France were they elect the same guy every time...