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Kellie Leitch says she’s running against elites, but significantly more of the Conservative leadership candidate’s funding comes from large-dollar donors, compared with that of her chief financial rival, Maxime Bernier.

Ten per cent of Leitch’s money comes from donors giving $1,525, the legal maximum. A total of 4.5 per cent of Bernier’s donors gave $1,525.

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Leitch, a former cabinet minister and pediatric orthopedic surgeon, is making anti-elitism a centerpiece of her campaign for the federal party leadership. After Donald Trump won the U.S. election, she sent out a fundraising email saying: “Tonight, our American cousins threw out the elites and elected Donald Trump as their next president. It’s an exciting message and one that we need delivered in Canada as well.”

By almost any financial metric however, Bernier has more populist support. Based on money raised by the candidates between May and September, he has nearly twice the number of donors, an average donation about half of Leitch’s, and, critically, he’s attracting four times the number of small-dollar donations. A total of 812 people donated less than $50 to Bernier. Only 195 donated under $50 to Leitch.

Bernier and Leitch are well ahead of other Conservative leadership candidates when it comes to fundraising. Bernier raised $427,508.72 from 2,056 donors between May and September. Leitch raised $450,421.56 from 1,145 donors. Third-place Michael Chong raised about half that, with $208,913.72 from 384 donors. Fourth-place Tony Clement, who got into the race late and who has now withdrawn, was at $20,080 from 26 donors.