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NDP government ends pay to play politics MLA slams Kenney for waffling on donor disclosure By Jessica Littlewood Jason Kenney is still part of the Old Boys Club. The same entitled Conservatives that held the power of Government in the hands of the rich and well connected, while leaving Albertans on the hook for their costly mistakes. Kenney promised during the recent PC leadership campaign that he would disclose to Albertans who funded his campaign and for how much, but it came as no surprise that he waffled on that promise and refused to disclose all of his donors. Then PC party executive director Troy Wason, as well as Kenney spokesman Blaise Boehmer committed to disclosing fund raising activities howev-
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er they have since refused to do so for 75% of their donors. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know who they are or if theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re even from Alberta, and now we will never know. For the last two years I have heard loud and clear, that Albertans want to know who is trying to influence their politics and their futures. Starting with the very first bill passed by this NDP Government, we removed corporate and union donations showing that we now have a Government that is committed to Election Finance transparency. Last year we went a step further and created transparency in donations that fund candidate races, so that anyone who is hoping to be elected to the highest
office in Alberta will finally be accountable for who paid their way to get them there. As Chair of the Special Select Ethics and Accountability Committee, I am so proud of the work we did to make that happen. The opposition parties, including the Wildrose and their new dance partners the PCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, fought tooth and nail to keep more money in politics to protect the interest of the Old Boys Club that financed their parties for decades. Under old PC rules one person could donate $105,000 over four years. NDP committee members fought to change that, and put caps on campaign spending. Despite the howling from the opposition, our Government ended pay to play politics, and is
using the law to shine the sunlight on â&#x20AC;&#x153;dark moneyâ&#x20AC;? and put the power back where it belongs, in the hands of the people of Alberta. Finally we have a Government that stands on the side of every day Albertans and believes that each and every one of you have the right to influence the decisions made by your government. The Conservatives had 44 years to come clean on where their dark money was coming from, and Kenney has refused to come clean. If Jason Kenneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campaign was about anything other than power, then why refuse to disclose who gave him money and how much? Alberta deserves better.