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So very long ago. Fourteen months ago, just before winning the premier job, Redford cast herself as the outsider, the battler of the vested interests. Inspiring stuff.
Now, a year and two months later, the Redford Tories shamelessly bow to those vested interests. People power gets a kick right where it hurts.
The $30,000 donation limit in an election year and $15,000 in off years. The Wildrose wanted a $15,coach outlet store,000 limit in an election year and $5,michael kors factory outlet,000 in an off year. The NDP pushed for a $3,000 max and the Wildrose thought that was also reasonable. Both parties failed. The $30,000 is still there.
And you can still get around it.
The loophole is not closed. You can write a cheque for a lot more than $30,toms shoes,000 and then have the cheque split up into receipts to the $30,000 max issued to a number of people.
Pushing the penalty for illegal donations from the Tory plan of $10,000 to a stiffer $25,000 failed along with scads of other good ideas from the opposition.
Letting the guy running Alberta elections go after illegal political donations more than three years back,insanity workouts, since dirt could be found in the last seven or so years? Not happening.
Many in the opposition outright mention Lynn Redford, the premier sister,prada bags, and the issue of putting in expenses on the taxpayer tab for Tory events more than three years ago while a bigshot at the Calgary Health Region.
Rachel Notley of the NDP, in the legislature, says premier sister will never be subjected to any penalty. loophole, most of all, burns many.
In the last week of the recent ballot battle, with the Tories needing dough to save their 41 year old skin, Daryl Katz, owner of the Edmonton Oilers and a man who wants $100 million in public dough for an arena, offers up a reported $430,000 to Team Redford and the cheque is said to be split up in smaller portions to get around the $30,000 donation limit.
The matter is being investigated and no one in government denies the yarn.
Rob Anderson, the Wildrose frontbencher,juicy couture, runs a full court press against the Tories Wednesday as he speaks of seeing stench and the stink that Big Money has on government decisions and pledges corporate and union donations will be banned in the first year of a Wildrose government in a bid to Big Money out. adds Alberta remains least democratic province in the country. Ouch.
On the Katz donation, Anderson says optics are brutal and it feels icky and public is extremely offended someone can work around an already highest in the country donation limit.
To those like Redford sidekick Dave Hancock, who figures cash won buy influence because people are good, Anderson says the veteran politico lives in world of unicorns and rainbows and lollipops. a world where everyone holds hands around the campfire. It a beautiful world but that world is a fairy tale. Wildrose MLA says most folks are honest but some will do what they can to manipulate the system.
When Hancock suggests it would be tough for people to buy tickets for a table at his lobster boils and then sell the tickets and issue receipts Wildrose offers a compromise and is rebuffed.
And, just so we know the legislature sitting wraps up Thursday, and some have whined about politicians being meanies,mcm backpack, Anderson says the Katz coin in the last week of the most amazingly well coordinated fear and smear campaign. don like personal attacks except during the last week of the election when they call us all bigots and racists. But no, don question their accountability, he says of the Tories.
on, the double standard, just a little much to take. some point, Anderson says Transportation Minister Ric McIver tells the Wildroser to my bra. says he has no bra only a manssiere. Don ask.
Notley of the NDP says the premier holds to facts existing a different dimension in a different galaxy somewhere, as in Redford denial she made the decision on her ex hubby law firm getting the work on the province $10 billion suit against the tobacco companies.
Notley says the premier won be held accountable for these and other actions unless there are fair election laws.
So much argy bargy,cheap oakley, so little space.
Yes, 14 months ago, Redford plays the part, the warrior against her own party way of doing things. Change,ralph lauren pas cher, big change, almost revolutionary change was in the offing.

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