A smug, virtue-signalling, media-grabbing Liberal.
Christy Clark is another of those useless 'just-there' people who can never appreciate a situation
unless it directly effects her... and it seems the only effects she concerns herself with is money.
Christy Clark received $277,000 since 2011 from B.C. Liberals
'B.C. Premier Christy Clark has collected more than $277,000 from the provincial Liberal Party since 2011
to top up her government salary, the party disclosed Wednesday.
In addition to her $195,000 salary as Premier, Ms. Clark has received an escalating annual amount from the
Liberals – $50,000 for 2015 and this year.
The figures were released for the first time in response to a Globe and Mail report on the Premier’s stipend.
The practice puts British Columbia in exclusive company: Only one other Premier receives such a payment.
In Saskatchewan, Brad Wall has collected about $37,000 from his Saskatchewan Party every year since taking
office in 2007, which tops up his government salary of about $166,000.
Payments from parties were once more widespread but have declined over the past decade due to tighter party
finances and the passage of laws banning the practice. The revelation about Ms. Clark’s extra payments follows
Globe and Mail reports that she has been appearing at small, exclusive fundraisers at which patrons pay large
amounts of money for access to the Premier...'
'...Ms. Clark said there is no connection between her party’s fundraising success and the amount of money she
receives from the party, and dismissed Mr. Eby’s characterisation that she is effectively collecting a commission
on her fundraising efforts for her party.
“All kinds of people accuse me of all kinds of things,” the Premier said...'
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Christy Clark is another of those useless 'just-there' people who can never appreciate a situation
unless it directly effects her... and it seems the only effects she concerns herself with is money.
Christy Clark received $277,000 since 2011 from B.C. Liberals
'B.C. Premier Christy Clark has collected more than $277,000 from the provincial Liberal Party since 2011
to top up her government salary, the party disclosed Wednesday.
In addition to her $195,000 salary as Premier, Ms. Clark has received an escalating annual amount from the
Liberals – $50,000 for 2015 and this year.
The figures were released for the first time in response to a Globe and Mail report on the Premier’s stipend.
The practice puts British Columbia in exclusive company: Only one other Premier receives such a payment.
In Saskatchewan, Brad Wall has collected about $37,000 from his Saskatchewan Party every year since taking
office in 2007, which tops up his government salary of about $166,000.
Payments from parties were once more widespread but have declined over the past decade due to tighter party
finances and the passage of laws banning the practice. The revelation about Ms. Clark’s extra payments follows
Globe and Mail reports that she has been appearing at small, exclusive fundraisers at which patrons pay large
amounts of money for access to the Premier...'
'...Ms. Clark said there is no connection between her party’s fundraising success and the amount of money she
receives from the party, and dismissed Mr. Eby’s characterisation that she is effectively collecting a commission
on her fundraising efforts for her party.
“All kinds of people accuse me of all kinds of things,” the Premier said...'
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