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Conservatives Crush Trudeau at Fundraising, With Backing From Business Leaders
- Desmarais, Rogers give to Poilievre ahead of next election
- Donations are in personal capacity, not on behalf of companies
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Canada’s corporate titans are helping the country’s Conservative Party build a financial war chest to oust Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, as frustration grows among business leaders about the country’s economic performance.
The Conservatives have raised C$2.45 in donations for every C$1 Trudeau’s Liberal Party has pulled in since the start of last year. Their support base is broad, but the donor lists include a roll call of executives from the upper echelons of Canadian finance and business — including telecommunications billionaire Edward Rogers, private equity executive Paul Desmarais III and Dan Daviau, head of brokerage firm Canaccord Genuity Group Inc.