OTTAWA - Brian Topp raised the most money of any of the eight federal NDP leadership contenders during the opening three months of the contest.
According to figures released by the party, the longtime backroom strategist raked in $156,597.13 from October to the end of December.
Montreal MP Thomas Mulcair was a close second, raising $145,863.44.
Toronto MP Peggy Nash raised $108,223.01.
The other five pulled in less than $100,000 each.
Ottawa MP Paul Dewar raised $93,931; British Columbia MP Nathan Cullen pulled in $86,109; Nova Scotia pharmacist Martin Singh, $49,077; Quebec MP Romeo Saganash, $17,552.10 and Manitoba MP Niki Ashton, $10,215.
Nova Scotia MP Robert Chisholm, who pulled out of the race before Christmas, also raised $35,400.
