If Ontario has an early election, the Progressive Conservatives will have a large fundraising advantage over their opponents after raising $10.6 million in 2024. CBC’s Shawn Jeffords breaks it down.
Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives have a substantial cash advantage over their opponents after raising millions in 2024, as rumours of a snap election persist at Queen’s Park.
Doug Ford’s PCs raised $10.6 million in 2024, according to real-time figures from Elections Ontario, significantly out-pacing the Liberals, NDP and Green Party.
Experts say that cash could be used to finance a continued advertising blitz in the days leading up to, and during, a possible election campaign, which Ford has refused to rule out in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats.
“We’re already seeing a lot of ads on TV,” said conservative strategist Dan Mader, a founder of Loyalist Public Affairs, adding that an online and social media campaign will …