ontario: The ambitious target — $1 million a month in the home stretch — was disclosed to a select group of party stalwarts summoned to dinner by Ontario Liberal Fund chair Tim Murphy, according to The Toronto Star. Call it the Last Supper. Order this photo By Martin Regg Cohn Ontario Politics Columnist Thu., Oct. 27, 2016 Top Liberal fundraisers met secretly this week to launch a final $2-million push for corporate cash, just as the government was fine-tuning its latest proposals to clean up money politics by year end. About a dozen distinguished bagmen and bagwomen convened at Murphy corporate law offices to map out a final — and still lawful — sprint to the finish line: As of Jan. 1, corporate and union donations will be illegal in Ontario . That was Monday. Article Continued Below The Liberal government taketh with one hand, but the Liberal Party leaves the other hand outstretched — hoping donors will giveth again. Two days later, on Wednesday, the Liberal government released its detailed proposals to reform money politics — the final elements in a package promised by Premier Kathleen Wynne after the Star first disclosed secret, six-figure targets for cabinet ministers last March.
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