Bernier still raised more than Scheer in final sprint of Conservative race
OTTAWA — Maxime Bernier lost the Conservative leadership race, but he remained the top fundraiser right to the end.
Newly released figures from Elections Canada show the Quebec MP raised $426,329 in the second quarter of 2017, bringing his total fundraising results so far up to nearly $2.5 million since he entered the race last year.
That is more than any of the other leadership candidates managed to pull in, including the guy who narrowly beat him to win the race.
Andrew Scheer, who was elected Conservative party leader May 27, raised $261,446 between April 1 and June 30, for a total of $989,006 so far.