MP Tony Clement and two political staffers spent $30 000 to fly to Kenya to deliver a $150,000 cheque.
In response, Tony Clement wrote the NCC a letter demanding that--even though the claim was factually accurate--all reference to his trip be dropped from NCC publications.
AND...THEY...DID!
Gerry Nichols, who once worked at the NCC, is right pissed-off at them.
And, by the way, even if Clement, as claimed, flew economy-class both ways, that's still only about $3,000 return per each of his two staffers and himself. Where did the other $20,000 go?
I guess I'm not surprised, seeing as that's Steve-o's old stomping grounds. Not sure whether I'm more disappointed in the Cons or in the NCC on this one. Or whether there's any meaningful difference any longer.
ReplyDeleteWhy is this surprising at all? This is exactly what the NCC has always been about: protecting the monied class.
ReplyDelete"This is exactly what the NCC has always been about: protecting the monied class."
ReplyDelete*snort.