Premier Christy Clark has no plans to take big money out of BC politics, in part because of a recent court ruling.
While the Federal Government and several Provinces have banned union and corporate donations to political parties, the issue is clearly not a priority for the BC Liberals.
Clark says a recent Court ruling that struck down strict limits on third party advertising makes the issue moot, “They’re allowed to spend as much as they want without limit. It really renders the whole debate about whether or not there are union or corporate donations to political parties irrelevant, doesn’t it?”
Of course, such a ban would blow a huge whole in Liberal finances. Corporations donated 5.5 million dollars in 2011, while unions gave just 865 grand to the NDP.
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