Conservatives’ near $100M annual spend speaks to ‘the limits of what money can buy in politics,’ says former Grit pollster

Despite record-breaking fundraising last year, the Conservatives’ $84-million in annual revenue falls over $14-million short of its expenses, as the Liberals' more moderate spending and lower loan balance leaves a rosier financial outlook into 2026.
In 2025, the Liberals, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, had $61-million in expenditures. The Conservatives under Pierre Poilievre, centre, spent $99-million. The NDP, now led by Avi Lewis, bottom right, haven't yet disclosed their finances, while the Bloc Québécois under Yves-François Blanchet nearly broke even with just over $5-million in

The Conservative Party's unprecedented spending of nearly $100-million in 2025—roughly one-third of which was shelled out during last year's general election—may be testing the limits of what money can buy in Canadian politics, and demonstrating that an earned public nar...

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