John Hogan tripled John Abbott in leadership campaign donations, documents show

Alex Kennedy · CBC News

· Posted: Jun 12, 2025 11:12 AM EDT | Last Updated: June 12

Financial disclosures submitted to Newfoundland and Labrador's Liberal Party amusement Premier John Hogan received adjacent to 3 times the magnitude of wealth his opponent, John Abbott, brought successful during the enactment campaign — including large-scale donations from groups that payment from authorities contracts.

The 2 candidates who were vying to go Newfoundland and Labrador's adjacent premier were obligated to stock their database of donors and run spending for the archetypal clip this year. They were besides constricted by a spending headdress of $200,000.

Both Hogan and Abbott shared their statements with Radio-Canada. Those documents amusement Hogan raised $261,145 and Abbott raised $89,163.

They besides amusement Hogan received much ample donations than Abbott.

While North Atlantic gave some men $15,000, Hogan besides received $15,000 from hydrogen task developer Fermuse Energy and $15,000 from Marco Group Ltd. — a operation steadfast tied to respective authorities gathering projects that has donated to erstwhile Liberal campaigns, including erstwhile premier Andrew Furey's.

He besides received $15,000 from Corner Brook Pulp and Paper, and $20,000 from a numbered institution owned by erstwhile St. John's lawyer David McKay.

By comparison, the adjacent 2 highest donations Abbott received were $5,000 each.

Asked by Radio-Canada if donations from companies that payment from authorities contracts oregon subsidies presents an issue, Hogan said donations are a indispensable portion of a run and it won't impact his commitments.

"Democracy does travel astatine a fiscal price, and it's important that each governmental parties person the quality to money campaigns to marque definite that their connection gets retired to the public, truthful the nationalist tin marque [an] informed choice," Hogan said.

"I'm blessed to conscionable with anyone and everyone who wants to speech to maine arsenic curate before, oregon arsenic premier now, astir issues that are important to Newfoundland and Labrador, regardless of whether a donation has been made oregon not."

Given the $200,000 spending limit, Hogan told reporters Wednesday helium gave his surplus of donations to the Liberal Party to walk on future predetermination work.

"It was donated to a Liberal candidate, and volition spell to Liberal candidates successful the future," helium said.

Abbott spent $99,298 connected his campaign, and told Radio-Canada the further $10,135 came from his ain money.

Hogan didn't item his run spending, but Liberal Party vice-president Judy Morrow told Radio-Canada it fell nether the $200,000 cap.

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