Rising tithes lifts all boats? Hiked leadership entry fee, party cut will buoy Grits’ coffers: politicos

Alongside a $350,000 registration fee, the Liberal Party will take a 25 per cent cut of all leadership campaign donations over $500,000.

The price of entry into the contest to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has more than quadrupled since the last race in 2013, which strategists say will provide a needed boost to the party's war chest and keep any frivolous candidates out of consideration. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

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BY STUART BENSON

January 22, 2025

This week, the Liberals are set to have their best fundraising day of the year as leadership hopefuls submit the first instalment of the contest's entry fee, which has more than quadrupled since the last race in 2013.

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