It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

I need to get me a job with such a steady income.

David Akin's On the Hill:

Based on the results from the most recent election here’s the payout for the second quarter:

• Conservative Party of Canada: $2.57–million
• Liberal Party of Canada: $2.14–million
• New Democratic Party of Canada: $1.24–million
• Bloc Quebecois: $742,041
• Green Party of Canada: $317,258

Again, I ask, if women's groups are not allowed to use public funds to do research on issues, what do political parties do to deserve these public funds?

Further, what happened to the removal of the 2% threshold?

Updated: Fixed a typo.