How many times are BC Hydro Customers going to pay for failed attempts to save Hydro Transmission Poles?

BC Hydro:
 Why we're increasing rates:  A look at how we're meeting growing electricity

BC Hydro Wood Pole Performance

The  'Bowen Island Study' is really a study on Salt Spring Island

Wood Pole Test and Treat Maintenance Program - BC Hydro

If in doubt on the effectiveness of the boron sticks, use a field bandage .....

And its good to go for another 50 years
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However

In real life, not all hydro poles have such ease of access as that which the study used on Bowen Island

A City of North Vancouver Park    Hydro Pole

49°19'43.17"N 123° 6'1.98"W

Google Earth KML Files

North Vancouver Creeks 

Mackay Creek  in Blue

BC Hydro Pole at Yellow Marker above

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looks kind of rotten down near the ground
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But that's okay because it has a Full Bandage Wrap

The Boron Sticks????


When the angle of the dangle ...... is on a 45 degree slope

(White line projection) pops out the other side one foot below the ground

or

Pulled out of the Ground

The Boron stick is nowhere near the rot which is five to seven feet down

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Concrete-replacement-for-wood-BC-Hydo-Poles of the 1970s - 1980s which was a promise to ratepayers that the BC Hydro poles would never ROT

Was true.

But then there's been no mention of the minor detail that the structural galvanized metal inside the concrete poles, would, and did, RUST out.  

Result: Another failed experiment that continues to drive up the cost of electricity today

Spun Beaton Concrete Pole now used as an Ashtray

Therefore Many Ashtrays, or crushed for use on highway projects.

Spun Beaton Concrete Poles manufactured in Kamloops 1980's

 Kamloops This Week:

“Concrete poles, they’ve been around a long time — since the ‘70s,” BC Hydro community relations manager Dag Sharman told KTW.

“We identified a potential safety issue with the concrete poles and that’s why they’re being replaced.”

Highland Powerlines is the contractor BC Hydro has hired to switch out a number of concrete poles in the Kamloops area, and project manager Rob Oleksyn said the issue has to do with the steel re-enforcement inside the concrete.

“There’s an electrolysis issue they’re having,” he said.

“The concrete is a conductor because it’s got steel inside.

“It’s causing the bolts to fail. It’s actually deteriorating the galvanized bolt inside the concrete pole.”

Oleksyn said a worst-case scenario would likely see a downed line, but Sharman said no issues have been reported and the switch back to wood is a precautionary measure.

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    "Kamloops-based SCAC"

    One wonders: Who owned the spun beaton concrete pole manufacturing company in the heart of 1970s SoCred country?

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Jan 12, 2015
Prepare your business for outages: pole replacement work to accelerate in 2015

Bend-and-break: innovative wood pole program pays off - BC Hydro

The Georgia Straight
Homeless in Vancouver: Forestry’s concrete fears for wooden utility poles
by Stanley Q. Woodvine on January 21st, 2014 at 12:33 PM

 .... A report put together in 1989 under the auspices of the Forest Resource Development Agreement, titled "Substitution: The Real Threat to B.C.’s Wood Products Sector", raised the alarm where utility poles were concerned  .....

Substitution: Page 16 of 43

https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Frr/Frr068.pdf

 ... Substitution by alternative materials poses more of a threat to the wood products industry than sales ..... made by spun tubular concrete and sheet steel fabrications. As if to ... Beton Products Ltd. of Kamloops).

How can the BC Liberal Party MLAs use the BC Legislature building for their group photo ops when there are 85 elected MLAs? Separate but equal!

Premier Christy Clark just doesn't understand why the public is so pissed off with her, and her MLAs, for their constant photo ops.

The Premier's use of the Legislature Building implies that the 85 elected Members are being treated equally.  It's far from the truth.

Why are gaming cheques sent to the BC Liberal Constituency Office for photo ops with the MLA.  Shouldn't the group gaming cheque be sent directly to those who submitted the application?  Are gaming cheques sent out to the Green, Independent and NDP MLAs for dispersal to their riding winners to garner the photo ops?  eg. There must be two envelops, one addressed to Peter Fassbender which contains another envelop or is there only one envelop containing multiple winner gaming cheques.

There are NO images of any Members of the Legislature who are not part of the BC Liberal Party.

That's discrimination!

"Separate but equal"  or "equal but separate."

https://www.flickr.com/photos/bcgovphotos/

Province of British Columbia  NOT BC Liberal Party Government of British Columbia

BC Legislative Assembly

The Legislature of British Columbia is composed of the Lieutenant Governor and 85 elected Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs). Together, members of the governing party, members of the opposition and independent members make up the B.C. Legislative Assembly.

MLAs represent the interests of their constituents (the citizens that reside in the MLA’s electoral area), by participating in political debates during sessions of the Legislative Assembly.

MLAs not only represent their electoral area and their constituents, they can be a member of cabinet committees, and be appointed to a ministerial role of one of the government's ministries.

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Photos are copyright Province of British Columbia, and available for re-use under the Creative commons License:
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Local organizations benefit from Gaming Grants - MLA Mike Bernier

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Sep 24, 2016 - Local organizations benefit from Gaming Grants ... under the B.C. government's community gaming grant program. ... Every year, the provincial government approves $135 million in gaming grants that benefit more than 5,000 local non-profit organizations that serve communities throughout British Columbia ...

Five Shuswap, North Okanagan societies benefit from community ...

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Jun 13, 2016 - "From sports to arts and culture, these grants will help these local ... I'd like to thank the staff and volunteers of these organizations, who ... annual Interior Provincial Exhibition, one of the largest fairs in B.C., scheduled this year from Aug. ... million in gaming grants that benefit more than 5,000 local non-profit ...

Province provides over $5.7M in gaming grants for public safety - News

https://archive.news.gov.bc.ca/releases/news_releases.../2016CSCD0004-000254.htm

Feb 20, 2016 - VICTORIA – B.C. non-profit organizations dedicated to public safety received over $5.7 million in the most recent round of community gaming grants funded by the ... help support the important work of non-profit organizations throughout ... to protect the safety of British Columbians in their local communities.

Gaming grants to good sports - News - Langley Advance

www.langleyadvance.com/community/391938681.html

Aug 31, 2016 - Gambling funds from the province are funding local sports programs. ... Every year, the provincial government approves $135 million in gaming grants that benefit more than 5,000 local non-profit organizations that serve communities throughout British Columbia. We encourage an open exchange of ideas ...

Gaming Grants Offer Support for Local Sports and Culture - MLA ...

richardleemla.bc.ca/.../gaming-grants-offer-support-for-local-sports-and-culture/

Aug 19, 2016 - Gaming Grants Offer Support for Local Sports and Culture ... received a combined $104,500 under the B.C. government's community gaming grant program. ... Every year, the provincial government approves $135 million in gaming grants that benefit more than 5,000 local non-profit organizations that serve ...

Abbotsford Athletes Get Support from Gaming Grants - MLA Darryl ...

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Aug 19, 2016 - Abbotsford Athletes Get Support from Gaming Grants ... have received a combined $85,500 under the B.C. government's community gaming grant program. ... Every year, the provincial government approves $135 million in gaming grants that benefit more than 5,000 local non-profit organizations that serve ...

Three groups in Vernon share $150,000 in provincial grants - MLA ...

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Jan 19, 2016 - I'm proud that our government continues to support them through these ... VERNON – Three social service organizations in Vernon have received a combined $150,000 in community gaming grants from the B.C. government. ... $135 million in gaming grants that benefit more than 5,000 local non-profit ...

North Delta Minor Hockey Scores with Gaming Grants - MLA Scott ...

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Aug 19, 2016 - North Delta Minor Hockey Scores with Gaming Grants ... has received $95,000 under the B.C. government's community gaming grant program. ... Every year, the provincial government approves $135 million in gaming grants that benefit more than 5,000 local non-profit organizations that serve communities ...

Vancouver Artists get Support with Gaming Grants - MLA Sam Sullivan

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Aug 19, 2016 - VANCOUVER – Seven organizations in Vancouver-False Creek have received a combined $240,000 under the B.C. government's community gaming grant program. ... Every year, the provincial government approves $135 million in gaming grants that benefit more than 5,000 local non-profit organizations ...

Environmental groups in Williams Lake receive funding - MLA Coralee ...

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Nov 25, 2015 - "Through education, training and eco-friendly programs, all of these organizations help preserve and protect our ... Every year, the provincial government approves $135 million in gaming grants that benefit more than 5,000 local non-profit organizations that serve communities throughout British Columbia.

Art, Culture and Sport get a Boost with Gaming Grants - MLA Steve ...

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Aug 18, 2016 - Art, Culture and Sport get a Boost with Gaming Grants ... a combined $355,500 under the B.C. government's community gaming grant program. ... Every year, the provincial government approves $135 million in gaming grants that benefit more than 5,000 local non-profit organizations that serve communities ...

$77,000 Pumped Into Cranbrook From The B.C. Government - Summit ...

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Jan 18, 2016 - Every year, the provincial government approves $135 million in gaming grants that benefit more than 5000 local non-profit organizations that serve communities throughout British Columbia.

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an audit of community gaming grants - Auditor General of British ...

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Through the Community Gaming Grants program, the provincial government distributes nearly $135 million of gaming revenue every year to about 5,000 non-profit organizations in B.C. to run programs to benefit their communities. Over the last ... processes would help ensure applicants submit the required reports in a.

Not a whisper from the Auditor General on Photo Ops taken by BC Liberal MLAs

B.C. Community gaming grant money: Why must the winners SMILE for the BC Liberal Party Photo Ops?

   Is it ONLY the BC Liberal Members of the Legislature awarding gaming money to their Constituents?   Does BC Liberal Party Finance Minister Mike de Jong set the limits on which money goes where, and how much?   BC Liberal Riding vs Green, Independent, NDP ridings?

Last week MLA Peter Fassbender admitted a "screw-up" of mixing his Constituency photo op with his Campaign office photo op when it came to handing out gaming grant money because  .... "it is normal procedure for an MLA announcing local money"

 Fassbender said he did one set of photos with part of the group in his MLA constituency office that Saturday morning — which is normal procedure for an MLA announcing local money — and then another group asked him for a photo later and he was already at his campaign office.

Is it normal procedure only for the BC Liberal MLAs to stand toe to toe with their Constituents?

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 SURREY – The B.C. Hearing Resource Society is receiving $85,000 this year in B.C. Government gaming grants in the human and social services sector announced Surrey-Fleetwood MLA Peter Fassbender.

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MLA Darryl Plecas Constituency Newsletter

ABBOTSFORD – Two organizations in Abbotsford have received a combined $85,500 under the B.C. government’s community gaming grant program.

 The recipients:

• Abbotsford BMX Society – $28,500 for BMX racing and training
• The Abbotsford Whalers Summer Swim Club – $57,000 for its Junior Whalers and Water Polo programs

“Practice makes perfect, and these groups know that better than anyone,” said Abbotsford South MLA Darryl Plecas. “Helping our athletes train and become the best is hard work and these grants will go a long way in helping them do this work.”

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MLA Christy Clark Constituency Newsletter

KELOWNA – 14 organizations in Kelowna have received a combined $355,500 under the B.C. government’s community gaming grant program.

 “These organizations do an excellent job of creating events and places around the Okanagan to get active – both physically and in the arts,” said Premier Christy Clark, MLA for Westside-Kelowna. “The Gaming Grant program was created to give groups like these a boost, and keep making our communities vibrant.”

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MLA Greg Kyllo Constituency Newsletter

SHUSWAP – Eleven organizations in Shuswap and surrounding area have received $237,700 so far this year in B.C. Government gaming grants in the human and social services sector as well as a local Parent Advisory Council announced Shuswap MLA Greg Kyllo.

Funding provided to organizations in this latest round of gaming grants supports programs that significantly contribute to the quality of life in the community, including assisting the disadvantaged or distressed, promoting health or enhancing opportunities for youth.

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MLA Mike Morris Constituency Newsletter

PRINCE GEORGE – The Hosting BC program, funded by the Province, has approved $17,500 in grants to support local sporting tournaments and championships, announced Prince George Valemount MLA Shirley Bond and Prince George Mackenzie MLA Mike Morris.

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MLA Bill Bennett Constituency Newsletter

[CRANBROOK] – Rotary Club of Cranbrook is receiving a gaming grant worth $18,750 announced Kootenay East MLA Bill Bennett.

Funding provided to organizations in this latest round of gaming grants supports programs that significantly contribute to the quality of life in the community, including assisting the disadvantaged or distressed, promoting health or enhancing opportunities for youth. This grant falls under the human and social services category of gaming grants.

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 MLA John Yap Constituency Newsletter

RICHMOND – The Hosting BC program, funded by the Province, has approved $15,000 in grants to support local sporting tournaments and championships.

This grant money will go toward the 7^th Karatedo Gojukai World Championships, put on by the International Karate Do Gojukai Association Canada.

Sport organizations throughout British Columbia will share $124,500 in the latest round of program funding from Hosting BC. The entire list, made up of 23 sporting events taking place in 17 communities throughout the province, will provide grants ranging between $2,000 and $15,000.

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Gaming Grants paid to Community Organizations .... not by Ridings

MLA Finder -- BC Legislature Link

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Dear Friends,

Along with my colleagues MLAs Rob Fleming and Carole James, I am hosting a free seminar on how to access funding from BC's Community Gaming Grant programme.

The event takes place this Friday, October 21, from 2:30pm-4:30pm at the Burnside Gorge Community Centre (471 Cecelia Road).

Fund Raising: Indirectly, or Directly: Is There a Darkside to MLA / Minister Fassbender et al?

Update:  Integrity BC : Dermod Travis: 

..... A provincial candidate can spend $70,000 during an election, without limit before it.

However, the local Rotary Club can’t spend more than $3,000, even if it’s on an ad discussing the benefits of school lunch programs.

So what’s a citizen to do if that $3,000 third-party spending limit stands in the way of getting their message out?   Find a chum, form a political party, run a candidate and mystically that limit is now $5.5 million.  ......

The BC Liberals have been much in the news as of late due to their million dollar fundraisers where bags of money are handed over to be deposited into their war chest coffers Directly, and Indirectly through third party Lobbyists who's role is to insulate the secret benefactors from Elections BC documentation of who is doing what, and how much.

Mark Jiles

Both registered lobbyists acknowledged to The Globe they were actually buying Liberal fundraising tickets on behalf of their clients and companies, then getting reimbursed, which is against the law.

“That’s an indirect political contribution and that’s not okay,” said Ms. Western. “You can only make a political contribution with your own money – and you can’t be reimbursed.”  - Globe and Mail

For the past four years Christy and Company/Government have expended a ton of time, and taxpayer money, supporting communities, and through various groups.

BC Government Flickr

 Medal of Good Citizenship

Every time the Premier, and/or her Ministers show up for a photo op, there they are handing out  government cheques.

Can you just imagine having the Premier of Province, and Ministers arriving at your community by helicopter handing over a cheque for $150,000?     Buying votes?


Peter Fassbender admits his photo op kerfuffle was his 'screw-up'.  The bucks stops where?

Are there two sets of photos taken?  One for the BC Government Flickr site, one for the Party campaign?


If a group of 100 were looking for thousands of dollars of funding Directly from the BC Liberal Government, what better way would that be achieved than a group of 100 donating $10 - $50 to the BC Liberal Party coffers individually $1,000 - $5,000, in exchange for 15 times more in grant money?  BC Liberal Party Wins;  the Group Wins

Doling out money so close to the Provincial Election smacks of a 2017 Win-Win scenario, much like the BC Liberals 2013 Quick Win election ploy.


Fassbender quote:

“They came and I took a picture, and I said whatever you do don’t have any B.C. Liberal stuff in the background because it’s not a campaign thing,” said Fassbender. “I should never have allowed them to take a picture there.”

Harjinder Thind Photo

"They came and I took a picture ..."   "I" being Peter Fassbender!!

Fassbender "I" is in the photo.  A Selfie?

'Screws-up' definition:

To fail at something, to do something wrong/incorrectly (sometimes repeatedly). Someone that screws up a lot is called a "screw-up"   

Vancouver Sun - Rob Shaw
Fassbender apologized Wednesday in an interview.

...... “I own this, I should never have done it,” he said. “It’s a mistake and it will never happen again, I can assure you. I know the difference. It was just one of those mornings where there was a screw-up with everyone coming to my constituency office.”

Fassbender said he did one set of photos with part of the group in his MLA constituency office that Saturday morning — which is normal procedure for an MLA announcing local money — and then another group asked him for a photo later and he was already at his campaign office.

“They came and I took a picture, and I said whatever you do don’t have any B.C. Liberal stuff in the background because it’s not a campaign thing,” said Fassbender. “I should never have allowed them to take a picture there.”  ......

How many other photo ops have taken place specifically to reward the BC Liberal Party?

The Fassbender's ffices are mere blocks apart ......

Government office in Surrey, British Columbia
Address: 15930 Fraser Hwy, Surrey, BC V4N 0X8
Province: British Columbia
Phone: (604) 501-3227

&

Campaign Office

108 - 15428 Fraser Highway
Surrey, BC V3R 3P5

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Why does BC Hydro provide funding to the North Shore Mountain Bike Association for erosion problems caused by the NSMBA to the Right of Way?   Why does the District of North Vancouver fund the NSMBA for erosion damage caused by the bikers?

The NSMBA would like to thank BC Hydro for recent grant funding to address erosion and sustainability issues on the Baden Powell.  This project will begin this month and build upon the work completed in 2013.

Why are our payments for BC Hydro electricity being used to fund other community groups?

BC Hydro Power Smart  Go Fund = $800,000

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Update Update

Google Search Criteria:  BC Government:  Gaming Grants

Gaming Grants Paid to Community Organizations

 2016/2017   =  $89,197,543.00

April 1, 2016 to January 3, 2017  - generated January 3, 2017
April 1, 2016 to October 28, 2016  - generated October 28, 2016
April 1. 2016 to July 5, 2016 - generated July 5, 2016

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 Dead KPMG executive listed as $150K donor to BC Liberals

Bob Mackin

 Snip ....

.... Eric Watt was Premier Christy Clark’s financial agent for her 2011 leadership campaign. He retired from the firm as a senior partner in 2012. In 2014, he was named to the Knowledge Network board via cabinet order.

David McShane was the managing partner of the Vancouver office, but never was involved in making any of the 24 separate donations spanning five years. He died of cancer on July 17, 2004 at age 49.

How did the name of a deceased accounting executive end up in the B.C. Liberal Party’s disclosures to Elections B.C. for so many years after his death? 

Snip

 

David McShane and Eric Watt

 

David McShane and Eric Watt et al

Christy Clark Trumpism: "I'm replacing You All" with $50,000 corporate private meeting donors SLASH lobbyists

Raeside Editorial Cartoons

EXCLUSIVE: April 1: Grouse Mountain Resort awarded 100 year contract to operate Translink's Gondola fleet across Burrard Inlet!!

April 1st?

Three times Monday morning we had to confirm that our home delivered Vancouver Sun newspaper was dated correctly:

Opinion

 Gondola best option to link North Shore

Richard Littlemore

North Vancouver District City Mayor Darrell Mussatto has started an interesting conversation about improving transportation to the North Shore, suggesting the region should consider running rapid transit through a tunnel under Burrard Inlet. But maybe there’s a better option.

A transit gondola would be a fraction of the cost, easier to build, cheaper to operate and have a lower environmental footprint, forever.

I anticipate that this idea may inspire a certain amount of eye-rolling, but there’s evidence that a gondola could be a practical and affordable option. Let’s consider both obstacles and possibilities.

The first obstacle is distance: the SeaBus (which connects the two most obvious passenger transportation centres in Vancouver and North Vancouver) plies a 3.24-kilometre crossing. The Sun recently quoted University of B.C. engineering professor Erik Eberhardt, estimating that the cost of tunnelling “a few kilometres” under the harbour would be about $1 billion. And that, presumably, is just for the tunnel; never mind the expensive rail links, passenger infrastructure and rolling stock.

But the Peak2Peak gondola at Whistler, which runs 4.4 kilometres with a single span of 3.06 kilometres, cost just $51 million in 2008. It can be done. ...... SNIP

Sea Bus Gondola

If Translink is looking for a money maker overseer, then Grouse Mountain Resort has the credentials.  One only needs to look at their Sky 'high' Ride return trip pricing which does not include paid parking fees.

A Gondola ride from the ICBC rooftop at Lonsdale Quay to a matching one at Vancouver's Waterfront station with two supporting towers in between would cost $100 Million???

The City of North Vancouver's 'Chunnel' to Vancouver is subject to earthquake activity, and immediate flooding of the tunnel would occur.

With Translink going the airborne Gondola route, the manufacturer claims that they come with airbag flotation devices which are deployed upon impact with water.

British Columbia Clean Infrastructure Royalty Credit Program

Instead of building environmentally clean BC Oil and Gas and LNG facilities in the first place ... industry is now encouraged to rebuild projects that have been harming the environment.   Millions of dollars in donations to the BC Liberal government, through third parties, garners royalty credits for being   .... oh so gooooooooood

Are there any royalties due to the public's coffers?  Norman Farrell

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Guidance Document Clean RFA 2016

	Subjects
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		Petroleum industry and trade -- Government policy -- British Columbia.
		Gas industry -- Government policy -- British Columbia.
		Petroleum industry and trade -- Environmental aspects -- British Columbia.
		Gas industry -- Environmental aspects -- British Columbia.
		Natural gas -- Taxation -- British Columbia.
		Petroleum -- Taxation -- British Columbia.

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Exploring the potential of British Columbia's Prosperity Fund

BC Political Hack History Lessons: Glen and Christy Clark

Cartoon Home

http://edocs.lib.sfu.ca/cgi-bin/Cartoons?CartoonID=4362

Glen Clark: "What?  Check out Huntington's computer, better yet, check out the BC Liberal Hacks!"

Text:

	“THERE! In just a few seconds the computer will reveal the name of the government insider who’s causing all the headaches … giving us bad press … doing all the damage.” C. MCGREGOR “What?” CLARK
Cartoonist:	Harrop, Graham
Date on cartoon:	March 9, 1998
Published in:	Vancouver Sun
Subjects:	Clark, Glen David, 1957- Electronic information resource searching Governmental investigations -- British Columbia Leaks (Disclosure of information) McGregor, Cathy Muckraking Whistle blowing

Part II: Another RCMP raid on BC Liberal Legislature offices? Is the Premier in Hawaii?

No wonder the RCMP has had to step into the lobbyist / contributor / political party arena because the report from of Keith Archer is .....

  ....The paper summarizes the frequency of disclosure of political contributions in Canada and the United States and identifies options for implementing more frequent disclosure of political contributions in B.C.   .....

No mention of the lobbyists

Google Search Criteria:  BC Liberals donation

 Real-time Disclosure

Link to news release: BC Liberals lead on transparency, accountability with real-time reporting of contributions

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http://elections.bc.ca/resources/reports/

Discussion Paper: Disclosure of Political Contributions – May 2016


What is real time disclosure?

While the term 'real time disclosure' is sometimes used to describe the work of more frequent reporting of political contributions, it is an inaccurate and inconsistently defined phrase.
For example, financial institutions often provide free stock quotes to the general public with a delay of up to twenty minutes from when the price was last updated. The same institutions also offer paid access to feeds showing live stock quotes without any significant lag time. Although both types of quotes often are referred to as 'real time quotes', the term 'real time quote' is accurate only for this second feed because the price shown reflects the actual price at that moment in time.

In contrast, there is no jurisdiction in Canada or the U.S.. (and perhaps globally) that requires the public disclosure of political contributions immediately after they are made. The jurisdictions with the timeliest of reporting requirements still provide 24 hours for the recipient of the contribution to report it to the election management body for public disclosure. In other jurisdictions, recipients may have anywhere from 48 hours to ten business days to report the contribution. Once reported, some jurisdictions then provide the election management body with up to ten additional business days to make the disclosure public.

Therefore this discussion paper uses the phrase 'more frequent reporting of political contributions' to refer to the disclosure of political contributions on any basis more frequent than the Election Act currently provides.

The term 'disclosure notification' is used in this discussion paper to refer to the mechanism by which political contribution information will be provided to Elections BC for public disclosure to distinguish them from reports currently required to be
filed under the Election Act.

From: JAG WEBFEEDBACK JAG: EX
Sent: April-01-16 10:43 AM
To: Elections BC General mail EBC:EX Subject: Attorney General file no. 420807 Importance: High
Dr. Keith Archer
Chief Electoral Officer
Elections BC

I am writing further to my telephone message to you on March 31. 2016. to continue my advice to you regarding the request by the Premier that the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer undertake a process of evaluating the requirements for more frequent contribution reporting (Real Time Disclosure's). As discussed. I anticipate that this would involve disclosure requirements on a quarterly, or possibly a monthly basis, rather than the current requirement for annual disclosure..
While the first priority for the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer must he the completion of the electoral boundary maps and supporting material. I would ask that your office begin to give consideration to the following questions regarding Real Time Disclosure:
• How much time would be required to develop a proposal and to implement Real Time Disclosure:
• What cost would he involved;
• What legislative changes would be required: and
• Are there precedents in other jurisdictions that could be considered.
Thank you for your consideration of this request. Yours very truly.
Original signed iv:
Suzanne Anton QC Attorney General Minister of Justice


April 5. 2016
Honourable Suzanne Anton. QC
Attorney General and Minister of Justice

Dear Minister:

Thank you for your voice message of March 31, and follow-up letter of April 1. regarding "Real Time Disclosure".

In your letter, you request that I give consideration to the following questions

How, much time would be required to develop a proposal and to implement Real Time Disclosure:
. What cost would be involved:
.What legislative changes would he required: and
• Are there precedents in other jurisdictions that could be considered.

I am pleased to undertake this task. In keeping with my role as an independent officer of the legislature, and following established protocol. I will provide this advice to you. with a copy to the Speaker. the Opposition Spokesperson for Justice (Attorney General), the member in the Legislative Assembly for the third party, the independent member in the Legislative Assembly. and will post the response on the Elections BC webpage.
Sincerely,
Keith Archer, Ph.D. Chief Electoral Officer British Columbia


BC Lobbyist Registry

Who's Lobbying Who

This section of the website provides monthly summaries of lobbying activities that organizations and consultant lobbyists have or expect to carry out in B.C. Each summary covers all new registrations that were submitted and activated during that particular month.

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Why do lobbyist make multiple donations on the same day? 

Why not just one?

Records are kept with  Elections BC  @   Financial Reports and Political Contributions System

eg.


PHILIP HOCHSTEIN    4/30/2014    $275.00
PHILIP HOCHSTEIN    5/23/2014    $100.00
PHILIP HOCHSTEIN    9/30/2014    $125.00
PHILIP HOCHSTEIN    1/28/2015    $10.00
PHILIP HOCHSTEIN    1/31/2015          $500.00
PHILIP HOCHSTEIN    1/31/2015          $2,500.00
PHILIP HOCHSTEIN    1/31/2015          $2,500.00
PHILIP HOCHSTEIN    1/31/2015          $300.00
PHILIP HOCHSTEIN    3/24/2015    $350.00
PHILIP HOCHSTEIN    3/31/2015         $150.00
PHILIP HOCHSTEIN    3/31/2015         $9,000.00
PHILIP HOCHSTEIN    3/31/2015         $850.00
PHILIP HOCHSTEIN    3/31/2015         $250.00

eg.

MARK JILES    12/31/2014    $300.00
MARK JILES               1/31/2015    $700.00
MARK JILES               1/31/2015    $1,000.00
MARK JILES    2/28/2015    $900.00
MARK JILES    3/24/2015    $950.00
MARK JILES    4/30/2015    $1,000.00
MARK JILES    6/30/2015    $900.00