Politics and money make uneasy bedfellows

Attacks on the $500 price tag of a party fundraiser are misguided. After Stephen Harper cancelled public financial support for political parties, fundraising is the only way to pay the bills. It may be tawdry. But money is still crucial grist for any party mill.
OTTAWA—Politics and money make uneasy bedfellows. You can’t have one without the other. The cost of running a political party costs millions of dollars annually. That money has to come from somewhere, but contributions need to be modest enough to avoid tainting the political process. Current f...

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