Ignatieff, there are many other people in it with him.

With today being the deadline for the second quarter of 2009, it is an opportunity to reflect on the changes that we are seeing as far as Liberal Party funding, as well as general party health.

The reality that seems to be developing is that the Liberal Party under Michael Ignatieff is finally showing some signs of being of a more grassroots nature. By this, I mean a greater ability to raise funds, and also a greater party membership. What is more is that increases in both these areas are happening at overwhelming rates.

In this Toronto Sun article , these improvements are outlined. The most significant statistics are that funds raised have tripled over the same period last year, and what's more, membership is up to around 90 000, up from 40 000 in January.

Clearly the Liberal Party is growing in significant ways. And, what's more, this can be linked to Michael Ignatieff. It would seem that Canadians are not as averse to cosmopolitan people as Mr. Harper. It would seem that Canadians embrace this, and are willing to see how Ignatieff can fare.

What is more, Canadians, when Harper started attacking Ignatieff's character, realized that if they wanted to avoid the disgrace of Dion style attacks, they had to enter the political scene in their way, and not only voting, but also giving money and getting memberships.

Faced with such massive change in his opponents' party, Harper must be shaking in his boots. He's just figured out that Ignatieff is not just in it for himself, and that there are many other people in it with him.

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Donating to political parties

My mother recently received in the mail a letter from the Liberal Party of Canada asking her to consider donating to the party. What I found out was interesting: for most donations, you will receive a 75% tax-credit. In essence what this means is that if you donate 100$, you receive 75$ back from the government. Thus to donate 100$, it would only cost you in real terms 25$.

There is a great lack of donations to parties other than the Conservatives in the country. If the 62% of voters who did not vote for a Conservative truly want to stand a chance in opposing Harper, then they should be willing to donate to the other political parties. After all, it does not cost you much at all, and it makes a great difference relatively.

Now, for that donation to have the best effect, and go farther in stopping Harper's scare tactics and negative campaigning (Stephane Dion character assassination perhaps), it is best to donate to the LIBERALS. The Liberals are likely to be the governing party if the Conservatives are not in power, so even if you are a NDPer or Green, really, your money is best spent helping the Liberals. Or donate to the Liberals and your own party.

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