How to Give Money to Canada's Liberal Conservatives

The status of Canada's Conservatives at the provincial and federal level has been tumultuous over the last few decades. The provincial Conservative Progressive groups have stayed distant from the federal Conservatives on a variety of issues. Your desire to give money to Canada's Conservatives means that you need to make a choice about where you feel the party needs greater growth.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Fund Canada's Conservatives

1. Learn the tax benefits of giving money to Canada's Conservatives and other political parties. The federal government provides a partial refund to individual donors based on a percentage of their total donations for the year.
2. Provide money directly to the federal Conservative Party to ensure that your money goes toward party activities in Parliament. A donation to the federal organization can be done online, by fax or mail. The funds sent to the federal Conservative Party help with advertising campaigns about party values and federal candidates.
3. Expand Conservative values indirectly by funding local Conservative Progressive candidates. Provincial organizations use the Conservative Progressive label in order to draw in greater numbers from the Liberal camp to ensure a ruling majority in the legislature. This path is ideal for donors who are politically moderate and interested in fending off parties like the New Democrats or Greens.
4. Promote your favorite Conservative parliamentarian by donating to a particular riding at election time. Conservative candidates who want to head to Ottawa need funding to help them open up campaign offices, hire staff members and advertise their particular platform.
5. Submit money to non-partisan organizations that promote the same values as the Conservative Party. You can give funds to think tanks, research groups and other organizations that focus on a single issue like aboriginal rights or public health. You can also support Conservative newspapers and magazines by purchasing a subscription.
6. Utilize the Internet to gather friends, family and newcomers to the Conservative Party interested in donating money. You can establish a website or blog that keeps track of total donations to the federal Conservative Party by users of the site. With the use of clever graphics and a sense of teamwork, you can help beat the Liberal Party at election time.

Tips & Warnings

• Appreciate the loose relationship that the federal Conservatives have with provincial Conservative Progressive groups. When you give money to provincial parties, the funds are not funneled to the federal party like the Liberal Party. On the other hand, you can typically receive pamphlets and publications for federal Conservatives at your local Conservative Progressive office.
• Know that Liberal Conservatives have not existed since the early 20th century. It is just the Conservative Party in Canada.