OTTAWA — The federal New Democrats are pushing their supporters to get in on what’s being billed as a donation matching program as the party looks to fill its coffers ahead of a looming contribution deadline. Sunday marks the financial close of the third quarter for fundraising and parties like the NDP traditionally put on end-of-quarter pushes to boost numbers before they become public. “Our core supporters know that — and that’s why they’re helping us hit our goal by matching every single donation until tomorrow at midnight. Francoeur said the party tracks all donations to ensure no one person exceeds donation limits. If contributions go over the maximum allowed by law, Francoeur says the party’s donation database alerts staff and excess amount is returned to the donor in question, in accordance with the Elections Act.

Source: National Post September 29, 2018 13:07 UTC