Conservative big spenders

Gotta love those Conservative hit pieces but the data don't lie. Conservative pp outspent Trudeau by more than double. In terms of top overall spenders, Michaud was followed by B.C. Conservative Frank Caputo at more than $769,000 and Alberta Conservative Mike Lake at nearly $745,000. Kristina Michaud (Bloc Québécois, Avignon-La Mitis-Matane-Matapédia) – $775,017.54 Frank Caputo (Conservative, Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo) – $769,158.93 Mike Lake (Conservative, Edmonton-Wetaskiwin) – $744,594.76 Lori Idlout (NDP, Nunavut) – $732,496.44 Carla Qualtrough (Liberal, Delta) – $714,287.57 Eric Melillo (Conservative, Kenora) – $712,662.86 Ron McKinnon (Liberal, Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam – $712,550.24 Yvonne Jones (Liberal, Labrador) – $708,441.91 Rachel Blaney (NDP, North Island-Powell River) – $707,762.05 Len Webber (Conservative, Calgary Confederation) – $704,987.11 party leaders and house officers by far spent more than other MPs. Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre was top amongst them, with $8.8 million in total spending, including $7.4 million for staff salaries. Most of those costs were associated with his role as official opposition leader. Spending associated with his constituency office and role as an MP was amongst the lowest in Canada, at nearly $241,000. Pierre Poilievre (Conservative) – $8,832,375.53 Justin Trudeau (Liberal) – $4,194,564.39 Jagmeet Singh (NDP) – $3,798,681.92 Yves-François Blanchet (Bloc Québécois) – $3,706,058.42

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anonymous Political August 15, 2025 at 6:11 pm 0 0