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Of subsidies and donations: notes on financing of federal political parties

Liberals have been surviving on quarterly subsidy payments, which amounted $39.6-million from 2004 to mid-2008, compared to $28.4 million in donations.

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BY W.T. STANBURY
September 29, 2008

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Of subsidies and donations: notes on financing of federal political parties

Liberals have been surviving on quarterly subsidy payments, which amounted $39.6-million from 2004 to mid-2008, compared to $28.4 million in donations.

Attorney General makes ‘highly unusual’ decision to get involved early in privacy case involving federal political parties

It could be a ‘bloodbath for the Liberals’ if polls hold up until next election, say political strategists and insiders

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Liberal MPs want per-vote subsidies for political parties back

Parties to lose per-vote subsidy permanently April 1, Liberals now support elimination

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Of subsidies and donations: notes on financing of federal political parties

Liberals have been surviving on quarterly subsidy payments, which amounted $39.6-million from 2004 to mid-2008, compared to $28.4 million in donations.

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