Liberal MPs will need two-thirds of election expenses raised by March to ward off nomination challenges

Liberal incumbent nomination criteria are designed to keep elected Liberals ‘hungry,’ prioritize ‘face-to-face’ connections with constituents, says Greg MacEachern.

If Liberal incumbents hope to join Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the next election campaign, they'll need to raise more than two-thirds of their riding expense limits and make thousands of contacts by March. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY STUART BENSON

November 9, 2022

Incumbent Liberal MPs will need to “stay hungry” if they want to fend off a potential nomination contest ahead of the 45th federal election, as even the price of acclamation doesn’t seem immune to the rising cost of inflation.

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