Funds key to clinching Conservative leadership

At $5-million, the spending limit imposed on each of the candidates who will vie to replace Stephen Harper between now and next spring is more than five times higher than the maximum allowed for the leadership contest that resulted in Justin Trudeau's election.
MONTREAL—It is a political rule of thumb that defeated incumbents tend to drown their sorrows in money and it turns out the federal Conservatives are no exception. At $5-million, the spending limit imposed on each of the candidates who will vie to replace Stephen Harper between now and next sprin...

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