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Federal Tory money machine raises more than twice Liberal or NDP haul

Federal Tory money machine raises more than twice Liberal or NDP haul THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA - Stephen Harper's Conservatives may be down in the polls but they're continuing to rake in money hand over fist.

Financial reports filed with Elections Canada show the Tories scooped up $4.5 million during the first three months of 2013 - more than twice what either the Liberals or NDP managed to pull in.

The Liberals raised just over $1.7 million, slightly more than the  New Democrats, while in the midst of a high-profile leadership contest that boosted the third party into first place in some opinion polls.

Adding in more than $300,000 in entry fees from the leadership contenders pushed the Liberal total to just over $2 million

The NDP collected $1.6 million during the first three months of the year.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper speaks at a centenary event for Leaside, the Toronto suburb where he grew up, in Toronto on Saturday April 27, .
Federal Tory money machine raises more than twice Liberal or NDP haul THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - Stephen Harper's Conservatives may be down in the polls but they're continuing to rake in money hand over fist. Financial reports filed with Elections Canada show the Tories scooped up $4.5 million during the first three months of 2013 - more than twice what either the Liberals or NDP managed to pull in. The Liberals raised just over $1.7 million, slightly more than the New Democrats, while in the midst of a high-profile leadership contest that boosted the third party into first place in some opinion polls. Adding in more than $300,000 in entry fees from the leadership contenders pushed the Liberal total to just over $2 million The NDP collected $1.6 million during the first three months of the year. Prime Minister Stephen Harper speaks at a centenary event for Leaside, the Toronto suburb where he grew up, in Toronto on Saturday April 27, .

OTTAWA – Stephen Harper’s Conservatives may be down in the polls but they’re continuing to rake in money hand over fist.

Financial reports filed with Elections Canada show the Tories scooped up $4.5 million during the first three months of 2013 – more than twice what either the Liberals or NDP managed to pull in.

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The Liberals raised just over $1.7 million, slightly more than the New Democrats, while in the midst of a high-profile leadership contest that boosted the third party into first place in some opinion polls.

Adding in more than $300,000 in entry fees from the leadership contenders pushed the Liberal total to just over $2 million

The NDP collected $1.6 million during the first three months of the year.

The Green party raised $305,000 and the Bloc Quebecois just $79,000.

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