Cherniak

I occasionally browse through a number of bloggers - one of them being a young Liberal lawyer named Cherniak who is supporting the non-English speaking no-hoper Stephane Dion.
The Liberals, in their usual elitist style, have pegged their convention fee for delegates at about a grand. Young Cherniak in his blog is asking for donations to enable him to attend the convention.
Is this not typical - a Liberal and a lawyer with his hands in someone else's pocket?