Greetings!

Last week I had a great debate with fellow candidates Brad Trost and Andrew Scheer on ARPA Canada's Lighthouse News. If you'd like to hear it, please visit (and like!) my Facebook page.

I was asked a tough but fair question about whether I honestly thought I would be in the Top 5 after the first round of leadership voting is complete.

In politics, spin happens all the time. But I prefer facts.

I told the interviewer that soon-to-be-released fundraising numbers from Elections Canada would show my campaign has national reach and clear momentum.

The numbers are now public, and they show that when it comes to donor support, I am third overall, and have top four donor support in eight provinces. Have a look at the chart below that breaks down the percentage of donors that support each candidate by province: