Who’s giving to whom: prominent Canadians, party insiders donate to NDP leadership candidates

Some insiders are hedging their bets with donations to multiple candidates, at least for now.

NDP candidates Niki Ashton, Charlie Angus, Guy Caron, and Jagmeet Singh emerged with some notable supporters in second-quarter 2017 Elections Canada filings.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

August 9, 2017

Life of Pi author Yann Martel is among the prominent Canadians and party insiders who have shelled out to help NDP leadership candidates in the past few months. Charlie Angus (Timmins-James Bay, Ont.) earned the nod from Mr. Martel, who offered the near-maxim...

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