Bob Mackin
Two B.C. NDP cabinet ministers attended the Prime Minister’s Aug. 3 Liberal Party fundraiser in Vancouver.
Billed as “An Evening with Mark Carney” — it actually took place at 2:30 p.m. — Minister of Finance Brenda Bailey and Minister of Jobs and Economic Growth Ravi Kahlon were among the 45 attendees.
Prime Minister Mark Carney (Liberal/YouTube)
Kahlon was in his first month as jobs minister after Premier David Eby shuffled him out of the housing ministry. Kahlon’s public relations representative, Scott McKenzie, said he attended to “advocate for increased investments in British Columbia and to champion the province’s tech, life sciences, AI and quantum technology sectors.”
Admission for the event at The Modern Vancouver was $0 to $1,750, according to the Elections Canada disclosure. McKenzie said “there were no costs to government,” but said Kahlon paid $100 “personally” to attend.
Similarly for Bailey, her representative, Buzz Lanthier-Rogers, said “there were no costs to government.” Lanthier-Rogers did not say what, if anything, Bailey paid.
Carney earlier met with Eby and then marched part of the route of the Pride Parade.
Another politician on the list, ABC Vancouver Coun. Lenny Zhou, was invited by Duncan Wlodarczak, the Liberal Party’s B.C. president and chief of staff at developer Onni.
Party insiders
Liberal Party B.C. vice-president and Global Public Affairs vice-president Nicole Brassard, former Sustainable Development Technology Canada director Steve Kukucha and Bruce Young of Earnscliffe Strategies.
First Nations politicians
Ian Campbell and Wilson Williams (Squamish), Steven Stark (Tsawwassen), Chief Robert Louie (Westbank) and Phyllis Webstad, founder of the Orange Shirt Society.
Other attendees
Phantom Creek Estates winery owner Richter Bai Jiping, Sunnylife Health Enterprises CEO David Tan and immigration consultant Sophie Yan — affiliates of the Canadian Community Service Association, which helps the People’s Republic of China consulate to promote China. .
During an election debate, Carney replied “China” when asked about Canada’s biggest security threat. On June 5, Carney spoke with China’s Premier Li Qiang, the week before BC Ferries announced the federally backed contract with China state-owned CMI Weihai shipyard to build four new ferries.
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