Sunday, January 6, 2013 - North Shore News - A11
MLAs disclose list of gifts from Santa Hockey, football tickets,
masks and cloaks and even electronics like the $280 iPod touch given to Richmond MLA John Yap by the Canadian Fujianese Friendship Association. Burnaby-LougheedLiberalMLAHarryBloy was among recipients of the most substantial largesse in the free ticket department last year, according to the disclosure statements. Bloy’s haul included two Grey Cup tickets worth $570 donated by Scotiabank, four tickets to another Canucks hockey game worth $740 donated by Scotiabank plus eight tickets to a Canucks hockey game and Christmas party worth $2,000 donated by Pacific Western Brewery. In addition to gifts received, the public disclosure statements also list sources of income as well as assets owned by MLAs and their spouses. Neither Yamamoto nor Thornthwaite listed income other than their government salaries. Both MLAs listed homes in North Vancouver and RRSP deposits as assets. McIntyre’s disclosure statement was the most extensive, listing dividends from her company AJ Pottinger & Associates as income. McIntyre and her husband own homes in West Vancouver and Victoria. McIntyre also listed extensive investments that she, her husband and their companies own under her assets, including shares in a number of real estate, resource, energy and pipeline companies, including Enbridge. Sultan’s disclosure statement lists income from Canadian and U.S. pensions as well as property in West Vancouver, Victoria and Vermont. Sultan also listed investments including shares in logging, mining, technology and energy companies.
gala fundraising events the most common gifts
Jane Seyd jseyd@nsnews.com
TWO North Shore MLAs made it onto somebody’s “nice” list last year.
Both North Vancouver-Lonsdale MLA Naomi Yamamoto and West VancouverCapilano MLA Ralph Sultan listed gifts received in the course of performing their duties on their public disclosure statements. Yamamoto received two gifts, including a ticket to a Vancouver Canucks hockey game valued at $290 in March 2012 from the Port of Metro Vancouver. The North Vancouver MLA also received a ticket to a gala event, Bridge to Success, valued at $800 donated by the Success Foundation. Sultan received a framed silver bowl valued at $400 donated by the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies of B.C. Any gifts received by MLAs in the course of their work worth more than $250, including those incidental to social obligations or protocol duties, are included on public disclosure statements released each year by the clerk of the legislature. Neither West Vancouver MLA Joan McIntyre nor North Vancouver MLA Jane Thornthwaite listed any gifts. Most gifts listed by provincial MLAs included tickets to hockey and football games and gala fundraising events, although some also received ceremonial items like carved
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