Mooniyaw@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 2 years agoBig Real Estate Executives Among Top Donors to Pierre Poilievre’s Conservativespressprogress.caexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1208file-text
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minus-squareOminousOrange@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·2 years agoWhile I’m opposed to corporate money in politics, the amounts these executives contributed seems rather paltry.
minus-squarecorminsterfullerene@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up11·edit-22 years agoDue to donation limits ($1700 / year), it’s hard to amount to much unless you sprinkle it across all members of the household and donate to the party and EDA too. https://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=pol&dir=lim&document=lim2023&lang=e
minus-squareJim Patterson 🇨🇦@mstdn.calinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 years ago@OminousOrange @mooniyaw You can thank #JeanCretien for getting #Corporate money out of politics (at least, by direct donations). Surprisingly, #StephenHarper reduced personal contributions even further (a way of owning the #Libs as at the time their party was much better at attricting lots of small doners). https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/pms-donation-plan-stuns-party/article25428665/ #cdnpoli
minus-squareSkepticalButOpenMinded@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoWhat really??? We intentionally legislated the equivalent of Citizens United, one of the worst US Supreme Court decisions on political speech?
While I’m opposed to corporate money in politics, the amounts these executives contributed seems rather paltry.
Due to donation limits ($1700 / year), it’s hard to amount to much unless you sprinkle it across all members of the household and donate to the party and EDA too.
https://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=pol&dir=lim&document=lim2023&lang=e
@OminousOrange @mooniyaw You can thank #JeanCretien for getting #Corporate money out of politics (at least, by direct donations). Surprisingly, #StephenHarper reduced personal contributions even further (a way of owning the #Libs as at the time their party was much better at attricting lots of small doners).
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/pms-donation-plan-stuns-party/article25428665/ #cdnpoli
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What really??? We intentionally legislated the equivalent of Citizens United, one of the worst US Supreme Court decisions on political speech?
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