TPC Company Profile - Summary 14 Oct (en francais)

Aeterna Laboratories - TPC funds received: $29.3 million
Political Donations 1996-2004: Liberals $15,841.72

BiochemPharma Inc - TPC funds received: $80 million
Political Donations 1996-2004: Liberal $155,388.59, Progessive Conservative $3723.00, Canadian Alliance Reform $5,000.00, Bloc Québécois $673.52

Ballard Power Systems-TPC funds received: $29.4 million
Political Donations 1996 - 2004: Liberal $42,699.81, Canadian Alliance Reform $6400.00

Bombardier - TPC funds received: $202.9 million + $79.4 million from another Industry Canada program
Political Donations 1996-2004: Liberals $782,890.87, Progressive Conservative $189,168.78, Canadian Alliance Reform $51,000.00

Neurochem Inc. - TPC funds received: $7.9 million
Political Donations 1996-2004 (includes Power Corp, a part owner of Neurochem): Liberals $385,363.66, Progressive Conservative $288,022.69, Canadian Alliance Reform $75,000.00

5 companies - $349.5 Million of TPC money, plus another $79.4 from Industry Canada

Liberals - $1,382,184.60
Progressive Conservative - $480,914.47
Canadian Alliance Reform - $137,400.00
Bloc Québécois - $673.42

1. Interesting to note that in 1999, when the TPC program was virtually shut down due to a WTO ruling, none of these 5 companies donated any money to any political party.

2. This is only 5 companies so far, out of an estimated 190 receiving TPC funds.