Tories’ dominant fundraising pattern looks stable enough to weather looming recession, say politicos

Pollster Nik Nanos says party fundraising is entering a ‘holding pattern’ as donors await looming recession and a potential two-year gap before the next election.

Pierre Poilievre was elected the new leader of the Conservative Party on Sept. 10. Despite the leadership contest diverting most of the party's fundraising toward individual candidates, the party still brought in more money than all of the other main federal parties in the third quarter of 2022.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY STUART BENSON

November 23, 2022

The Conservative Party continues to defy even its own strategists’ fundraising expectations, raising more than $3.9-million last quarter from its army of donors. But as a potential recession looms large, analysts predict 2023 will determine if the Tories can continue to st...

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