Poilievre's party raised $35M in 2023, Trudeau's Liberals raised $15M
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Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives are touting a record-setting fundraising year — his first full calendar year at the helm of the party — while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals raised less than half of that in donations from Canadians.
Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives are touting a record-setting fundraising year — his first full calendar year at the helm of the party — while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals raised less than half of that in donations from Canadians.
In 2023, the Conservative Party of Canada brought in $35.2 million in donations from supporters, breaking "all fundraising records for any political party in Canadian history," according to the party.
"The unprecedented momentum of the Conservative Leader and his common sense message broke another record bringing in $11.9 million in Q4. In December alone, the Party raised $7.08 million," said party spokesperson Sarah Fischer. "It couldn't be more clear that Canadians want change."
In collecting more than 200,000 donations last year, the party outpaced its previous 2018 record for the most any party has received in a non-election year.
These fundraising figures come after Poilievre and his inner circle spent much of last summer and fall enacting efforts to broaden his appeal, from a mini-makeover — swapping his eyeglasses and suit jackets for T-shirts and aviators — to a series of national advertisements aimed at softening and re-introducing the career politician to Canadians.
Promising more to come, Conservative Fund leader Robert Staley told delegates during the party's September Quebec City convention that with the party flush with fundraising dollars, the party will keep spending on advertising to "influence voters" in key ridings.
Poilievre, who is quoted in the release, said: "these results prove support for my common sense plan."