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Lobbyists and other power brokers are routinely buying their way into British Columbia’s political inner circles by donating generously to the BC LIBERAL PARTY in power several times a year, a practice industry insiders consider the cost of doing business in a province with an entrenched pay-to-play culture.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/investigations/wild-west-bc-lobbyists-breaking-one-of-provinces-few-political-donationrules/article34207677/

A Globe and Mail review of public records found dozens of people who get paid to promote special interests also give tens of thousands of dollars every year – under their own names, not those of the interests they represent – to help B.C.’s governing politicians pay for their campaigns.