Pierre Poilievre has raised more money in the second quarter of this year than all his opponents in the Conservative leadership race combined, according to data from Elections Canada.
Poilievre raised $4,042,717, which is nearly three times that of Jean Charest, who came in second with $1,376,492 raised in the second quarter, said the data released on Aug. 2.
Leslyn Lewis came in third with $709,061, followed by the $541,707 raised by Patrick Brown, mayor of Brampton, Ontario, who is now disqualified from the leadership race.
Next up was Roman Baber, a former Progressive Conservative member of the Ontario legislature, who raised $504,650, and Ontario MP Scott Aitchison with $363,922….