kingofsurrey Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 New York Times Article about Christy Clark https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/13/world/canada/british-columbia-christy-clark.html?_r=0 Quote VANCOUVER, British Columbia — As the premier of British Columbia, Christy Clark is on the public payroll, pulling down a salary of 195,000 Canadian dollars in taxpayer money. But if that were not enough, she also gets an annual stipend of up to 50,000 Canadian dollars — nearly $40,000 — from her party, financed by political contributions. Personal enrichment from the handouts of wealthy donors, some of whom have paid tens of thousands of dollars to meet with her at private party fund-raisers? No conflict of interest here, according to a pair of rulings last year by the province’s conflict-of-interest commissioner — whose son works for Ms. Clark. “B.C. is the wild west,” said Duff Conacher, a founder of Democracy Watch, a Canadian civic organization that has petitioned the Supreme Court of British Columbia to void the commissioner’s decision. The group argues that there is a “reasonable apprehension of bias” because the commissioner’s son is a deputy minister in Ms. Clark’s cabinet. The court heard arguments in the case on Friday. Ethics in politics is a hot topic right now in Ottawa. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has faced criticism for attending exclusive fund-raisers, and other Canadian provinces are tightening the reins on political contributions. Against that backdrop, the case in British Columbia stands out for the unabashedly cozy relationship between private interests and government officials in the province, a political state of affairs that will be tested at the ballot box in May. Continue reading the main story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 What was once a proud paper has become a dirty, HS girls-in-hallway, propaganda rag. Fakenews in a plastic world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fateless Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Just now, Nuxfanabroad said: What was once a proud paper has become a dirty, HS girls-in-hallway, propaganda rag. Fakenews in a plastic world. Trump is that you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Building Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 “What it says to people is money talks and votes don’t,” said Dermod Travis, the executive director of IntegrityBC, a nonpartisan political watchdog group based in Victoria, the provincial capital. “When anyone anywhere in the world can donate as much as they want to the system, you have an even bigger threat to the system.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 3 minutes ago, Fateless said: Trump is that you? No, don't endorse that sociopath. At times, he might have a smilar opinion..gotta go-game's on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofsurrey Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 23 minutes ago, Nuxfanabroad said: No, don't endorse that sociopath. At times, he might have a smilar opinion..gotta go-game's on! KInda sucks when even the Yanks think our Political system is not very democratic...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-DLC- Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 43 minutes ago, Nuxfanabroad said: What was once a proud paper has become a dirty, HS girls-in-hallway, propaganda rag. Fakenews in a plastic world. But it hits the nail on the head and is pretty important. This isn't fake news, by any stretch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gino#29 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 49 minutes ago, kingofsurrey said: New York Times Article about Christy Clark https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/13/world/canada/british-columbia-christy-clark.html?_r=0 bunch of glorified hillary's run this country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 3 minutes ago, debluvscanucks said: But it hits the nail on the head and is pretty important. This isn't fake news, by any stretch. Didn't read it, Deb. A few yrs back, visited their site regularly. Mostly thanks to tech(& explosion of alt news sources), society's belatedly come to realize the scale & effectiveness of complicit, gov't-controlled media. Ain't news..it's advertising-propaganda, intended to keep a collapsing system functional. A LOT of cultures/countries have been destroyed by the blowhards just south of you. WaPo & NYT served as the main cheerleaders. Watch John Pilger's 'The War We Don't See' to get an honest analysis of US geopolitics & their aiding/abetting MSM. Fr*cking criminal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grapefruits Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 So now the NY Post wants to meddle in BC's Provincial election? Is Putin behind this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Strome Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 53 minutes ago, kingofsurrey said: KInda sucks when even the Yanks think our Political system is not very democratic...... They're pretty late to the party I would say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clam linguine Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 1 hour ago, Grapefruits said: So now the NY Post wants to meddle in BC's Provincial election? Is Putin behind this? Let's see, why would NYT suddenly be interested in little old B.C. I guess the Saudis have to get something for their nearly trillion dollar investment in foreign meddling. It is only beginning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Is it just me, or is Christy Clark really cute? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clam linguine Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 5 minutes ago, Alflives said: Is it just me, or is Christy Clark really cute? Christy or Rachel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokes Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 5 hours ago, Alflives said: Is it just me, or is Christy Clark really cute? It's just you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toews Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 6 hours ago, Alflives said: Is it just me, or is Christy Clark really cute? First Hillary and now Christy, you really are an alien Alf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Strome Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 7 hours ago, Toews said: First Hillary and now Christy, you really are an alien Alf. Lol no doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOgRook Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Politics are getting more and more corrupt, politicians should have to swear a life of Poverty like a priest. Minus the touching.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 47 minutes ago, TheOgRook said: Politics are getting more and more corrupt, politicians should have to swear a life of Poverty like a priest. Minus the touching.. I have nothing personal against JT, but really, how is he supposed to actually relate to the "average" Canadian? how are most career, generational politicians expected to do so? they can't. IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Standing_Tall#37 Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Please USA!!! Please come liberate BC. We need you to drop as much as you can on Vancouver and Victoria in the name of freedom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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