{"id":74720,"date":"2016-04-23T23:21:37","date_gmt":"2016-04-24T03:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=74720"},"modified":"2025-01-18T18:03:02","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T23:03:02","slug":"conservative-party-lowers-membership-fees-amid-pressure-mps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2016\/04\/23\/conservative-party-lowers-membership-fees-amid-pressure-mps\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservative party lowers membership fees amid pressure from MPs"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_74721\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74721\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1147031_10151907033947641_887274697_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-74721\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1147031_10151907033947641_887274697_o.jpg\" alt=\"On Friday, former defence minister Jason Kenney (in photo) published a post on his website, saying the party should lower fees to $10 annually to encourage broader membership. (Source: Jason Kenney\/Facebook)\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1147031_10151907033947641_887274697_o.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1147031_10151907033947641_887274697_o-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1147031_10151907033947641_887274697_o-768x606.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1147031_10151907033947641_887274697_o-1024x808.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-74721\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On Friday, former defence minister Jason Kenney (in photo) published a post on his website, saying the party should lower fees to $10 annually to encourage broader membership.<br \/>(Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kenneyjasont\" target=\"_blank\">Jason Kenney\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OTTAWA\u2014The Conservative party&#8217;s national council has voted to lower its membership fees after several MPs called for change.<\/p>\n<p>A one-year membership has dropped to  from , and a two-year membership is down to  from .<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy buspar online <a href=\"https:\/\/medical.iftitah.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/buspar.html\">https:\/\/medical.iftitah.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/buspar.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>On Friday, former defence minister Jason Kenney published a post on his website, saying the party should lower fees to $10 annually to encourage broader membership.<\/p>\n<p>He wrote that the fee had recently been raised to  by the national council, and he feared the cost was discouraging people from joining the party.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy clomid online <a href=\"https:\/\/medical.iftitah.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/clomid.html\">https:\/\/medical.iftitah.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/clomid.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the month, Conservative MP Deepak Obhrai issued a press release that said he thought the $25 fee would turn the party into an \u201celitist and white-only\u201d club.<\/p>\n<p>Obhrai said the Conservative fee was the highest of all of Canada&#8217;s parties.<\/p>\n<p>Three-year and five-year membership fees have also dropped in the new plan, and a new four-year membership option is now available.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy zanaflex online <a href=\"https:\/\/medical.iftitah.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/zanaflex.html\">https:\/\/medical.iftitah.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/zanaflex.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The party says that anyone who purchased a party membership this year for $25 would receive an additional year of membership for free.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OTTAWA\u2014The Conservative party&#8217;s national council has voted to lower its membership fees after several MPs called for change. 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