BC NEEDS LAW THAT BANS COMMISSIONS FROM HER PARTY!!

BC NEEDS LAW THAT BANS CHRISTY CLARK FROM TAKING COMMISSIONS FROM HER PARTY!!

The Premier at first refused to answer why she won't ban taking $300,000 from the political donations sent to the BC Liberal party by saying it's not a commission.

Whatever you call it, it should be illegal.

http://news.nationalpost.com/full-comment/brian-hutchinson-everything-stinks-about-christy-clarks-mysterious-salary-top-ups 


On Wednesday, following a Globe and Mail report that Clark receives tens of thousands of dollars in annual payments from the B.C. Liberals for nebulous “work she does for it,” the B.C. Liberals admitted it has paid her $277,000 — or about $50,000 a year — since she became premier in 2011.

The party payments are in addition to the $195,000 Clark receives in salary each year, for her duties as a B.C. MLA and premier. That money comes from the public purse.

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Christy Clark's salary top-up challenged by NDP in conflict complaint


Christy Clark, who already earns $192,000 from taxpayers as premier of B.C., also receives up to $50,000 extra each year from her party, a longstanding B.C. Liberal practice that the opposition is now challenging.
The B.C. NDP has filed a complaint with the province's conflict of interest commissioner about the allowance, which is raised through political contributions including donations that come from private meetings with Clark.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/christy-clark-s-salary-top-up-challenged-by-ndp-in-conflict-complaint-1.3555525

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Les Leyne: Is Christy Clark’s extra pay a conflict of interest? -

 http://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/columnists/les-leyne-is-christy-clark-s-extra-pay-a-conflict-of-interest-1.2241516

Heckling and jokes marked some other exchanges, but the NDP are making serious inferences about linkages between fundraising and personal benefits.
Eby said Clark is “taking a cut of every donation made to the B.C. Liberal Party” and also using the taxpayer-funded caucus budget for a lawyer to defend herself against the conflict complaint.
In his complaint to Fraser, he said her party allowance varies depending on party financing, making it a “commission-like payout” that is a personal financial benefit “directly related to high-cost backroom and dinner parties.”
That raises a reasonable apprehension of conflict of interest in her role as premier, adjudicating the interests of the donors who pay to attend her dinners
- See more at: http://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/columnists/les-leyne-is-christy-clark-s-extra-pay-a-conflict-of-interest-1.2241516#sthash.FZOfiSfb.dpuf

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NDP files complaint about B.C. Premier Clark's ‘top-up’ to salary

He added: “These people are buying access to decision makers.”

Horgan said average citizens in B.C. are likely offended to learn that Clark is receiving a “top-up” from the party to supplement her salary of $195,468.

Although the Liberals have not specified how much Clark is being paid by the party, there has been speculation that it's as high as $50,000 a year 

http://www.metronews.ca/news/vancouver/2016/04/27/ndp-files-complaint-about-bc-premier-christy-clark-top-up.html