Liberals look to edge out Conservatives in fundraising after failing to overtake Tories for most of 2016

Liberal Party’s senior director of fundraising Christina Topp credits the Tories' persistent, though sliding, lead to that party's smaller base of wealthier donors.

Honeymoon period or no, the party of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau fell about $1.7-million short of the donations raised by the official opposition Conservatives in the first three quarters of last year.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI

January 11, 2017

The Liberals and NDP start 2017 looking to gain ground on the Conservatives in the race for donations, as the Tories’ well-oiled fundraising machine continues to outpace its rivals despite being relegated to the opposition ranks and lacking a permanent leader.

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