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Dix to be commended for renewing NDP's call for a ban on corporate and union donations

IntegrityBC
By IntegrityBC
April 11th, 2012

IntegrityBC congratulates NDP leader Adrian Dix for renewing the BC NDP’s call for a ban on corporate and union donations to political parties in the province. Dix is honouring the pledge that the NDP made in its 2009 platform.

Dix made the call during a media scrum last Wednesday while responding to questions over the annual filings of B.C.’s political parties which showed the Liberals receiving $5 million in corporate donations in 2011 and the NDP $830,000 in union donations.

With the NDP’s renewed call, four out of five of B.C.’s major political parties are now on record supporting such a ban, including BC First, the BC Greens and BC Conservatives. The BC Liberals continue to oppose the idea.

IntegrityBC is a non-partisan organization championing accountability and integrity in BC politics. By empowering British Columbians, IntegrityBC hopes to change politics in BC letting citizens regain their trust in government.

This post was syndicated from https://rosslandtelegraph.com
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