Liberal Leadership Candidates Will Have to Clear $125,000 Hurdle Today

A stagehand works on the stage in between presenters at the 2023 Liberal National Convention in Ottawa on May 4, 2023. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

Liberal leadership candidates face a 5 p.m. deadline to clear their biggest hurdle yet to stay in the race: shelling out $125,000 to the party.

The Liberal party set a high bar to run in the unusually short race—a total entry fee of $350,000.