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With political fundraising mostly suspended, some MPs floating idea of reviving per-vote subsidy

MPs and political parties have either suspended fundraising or have scaled it back significantly because of COVID-19 and they say they don't know when regular fundraising will restart.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green Party Parliamentary Leader Elizabeth May. All major federal political parties and MPs have either suspended their fundraising or have scaled it down significantly because of COVID-19. Some MPs are now floating the idea of resurrecting the per-vote subsidy program for all parties to make up for the revenue loss and to keep it in place going forward. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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May 4, 2020

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