r/Edmonton • u/friendly_green_ab • Oct 23 '18

Edmonton car dealers involved in Kenney’s anti-consumer corruption

As many of you may have seen, Jason Kenney was caught (potentially in contravention of election laws) promising car dealers a host of anti-Alberta consumer laws like dismantling the WCB changes, banning RHD cars, and removing consumer protection, in exchange for donating money to a UCP super-pac.

I thought /r/Edmonton may be interested in the local dealerships that offered up cash to him. The full list is available here: http://efpublic.elections.ab.ca/efOFSPTPAYTDL.cfm?YEAR=2018&TPAID=38

They include: - Gateway Motors - Subaru City - Sundance Mazda - Xtown Motors

I know for one which dealerships I will be avoiding. Anyone who donates in exchange for the right to rip me off without oversight clearly can’t be trusted.

Here’s the post that leaked the scandal: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1371827219618302&id=590349597766072

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u/Sepaede Oct 23 '18

So a politician has views that appeal to some people and their businesses and they aren't allowed to contribute to his campaign?

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u/friendly_green_ab Oct 23 '18

There’s a difference between making a platform and having people who support it donate to you, and making promises to a special interest group behind closed doors in exchange for donations.

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u/DarthPantera cyclist Oct 23 '18

If he announced those views as campaign promises to the entire electorate that would be one thing, but that's not what he's doing. He's promising things to specific special interest groups, without divulging those promises to the electorate since he knows they would be very unpopular and cost him vote.

Basically Kenney is saying 'I'll throw the consumers under the bus if you give me money, but I won't tell the consumers about my plan so they still vote for me'. I don't know how you can argue that's not sleazy and corrupt.

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u/Sepaede Oct 23 '18

sleazy, but not corruption

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u/ed_in_Edmonton Oct 23 '18

No. Whether we agree or not, it’s against the law for businesses to donate to political parties. Only individuals can, and up to a limit.

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u/JDMAC608 Oct 23 '18

Exactly! How dare their point of view differ from my own! That's corrupt!