VICTORIA – B.C. Liberal leadership candidates have released donation totals in advance of Saturday's vote to succeed Premier Gordon Campbell, following the lead of Abbotsford West MLA Mike de Jong's campaign for more financial transparency.
Party rules require donations to be declared after the contest, but de Jong led the way Feb. 11 by listing 181 individual and corporate donations totaling $266,450.
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