Two Conservative ridings were the biggest Quebec beneficiaries of a federal stimulus program set aside for rural areas, while other Tory-held areas received a considerable share of funds reserved for the province.

Numbers compiled by The Canadian Press reveal that in the initial wave of stimulus spending under the Community Adjustment Fund -- a program that exists across the country -- the two Quebec ridings that received the most were key electoral battlegrounds held by the Tories.

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