Tory majority puts per-vote party financing in jeopardy, move could cripple opposition parties

Party stakeholders divided over whether contribution limits should be raised.

Ending the per-vote subsidization of political parties was a Conservative campaign promise, and now that Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Tories have secured a majority, Canada's campaign finance system faces an uncertain future.

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