A top municipal official in St. Paul, Alta., used the city's email system to solicit votes during the Conservative leadership race in a bid to ensure a local MLA remained in cabinet, a CBC News investigation has found.
Ron Boisvert, the town's chief administrative officer, also helped organize a golf tournament in June to raise campaign funds for MLA Ray Danyluk. Boisvert participated in the tournament at the town's expense, along with the mayor and two councillors.
Another town (Cardston) gives the PCAA a sweetheart deal on a golf tournament.
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Premier’s Golf Tournament:
Council discussed the request of Pat Shimbashi with the P.C. Party to have the Town of Cardston host their fund raising golf tournament in Cardston on September 15, 2009.Moved by Cou. Bengry to waive the green fees and cart fees for the P.C. Party GolfTournament on September 15, 2009. Carried
Just business as usual in
When nobody at the municipal or even at the provincial level see nothing wrong with this type of thing; it is seriously time for a change.
Update: More Municipal Councillors use taxpayer dollars to attend a PCAA fund raising golf tournament.
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May 30, 2008 Battle River - Wainwright Progressive Conservative AssociationGolf Tournament is being held.632 /08 MOVED by Councilor Fossum THAT up to 4 Councilors be allowed to attend the Battle River - Wainwright Progressive Conservative Association golf tournament.
CBC video: http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/News/Canada/Edmonton/1305516385/ID=2153249329
2 comments:
This is corrupt.
Extremely disappointing but nothing that surfaces these days is surprising me.
When it becomes a culture of entitlement, it's time to clean out the mold. It's that time.
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