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Originally Posted by whatnext
The NDP raised the most money under new fundraising rules which forbade large donations from individuals, corporations and unions. It certainly illustrates how people feel they are governing in their interest, whereas the BC Liberals governed on behalf of the corporate interests who paid their bills.
The B.C. NDP is leading the way when it comes to political donations under the new rules the government brought in to ban union and corporate political donations.
The governing party raised $2.05 million between July 1 and Dec. 31, 2018, according to figures released by Elections BC on Monday. The B.C. Liberals raised the second most with $1.69 million and the B.C. Green Party raised just shy of $439,000.
“The B.C. NDP has always been a party that relies on individual contributors and that hasn’t changed,” NDP strategist Glen Sanford said. “It does mean that campaigns need to be more grassroots. And it certainty doesn’t give the advantage to any one party.”...
https://globalnews.ca/news/4924875/b-c-ndp-fundraising-rules/ |
Or people are more willing to donate to a ruling government? I think ruling governments have always gotten more funding.
Anyone else notice the big anti Trudeau vote Singh ads on this site?
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