New fundraising numbers show the Conservatives trounced the governing Liberals in the first three months of 2018 — and suggest the Tories are chugging along with a strong head of steam heading into next year's federal election. The Conservatives raked in $6,010,813 in donations from 40,184 donations between January and March, far outpacing the 28,960 donors who gave $3,307,773 million to Justin Trudeau's Liberals. While the Liberals have been able to narrow the gap in recent years, the Conservatives have nonetheless traditionally pulled in more money. But the most recent result was one of the best by a federal party in the first quarter of a non-election year in recent history, suggesting extra momentum for the Conservatives under leader Andrew Scheer. The Green Party posted fundraising of $533,326 from 7,393 individual contributions, the party's best first-quarter haul since 2015.

Source: CBC News April 30, 2018 18:57 UTC