They who call the tune...
In the energy sector, five of the top ten donors to the provincial Liberal party are closely related to the GSX pipeline project or have an interest in it.
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LIBERAL
FUNDERS: ENERGY (1-10 of 36)
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Rank
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Company
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Total 1996-99
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GSX
related notes
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1
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$50,400
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owned by
Westcoast; GSX will connect to Centra |
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2
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$25,337
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extending gas pipeline to Sumas; lobbied NEB for constrained public input to GSX and other energy infrastructure reviews | |
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3
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$25,000
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original proponent of Port Alberni Cogeneration | |
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5
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$10,937
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owner of
Centra Gas; original owner of Island Cogen |
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10
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$5,000
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nearly bought Island Cogeneration; later sold to Calpine | |
This information is from an entertaining page at the BC Federation of Labour website, which you really must visit: http://www.bcfed.com/bcfed/liberal_funders.html.
April 27, 2001
