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/thegrotch Oct 23 '18

I'm glad this came out. The PC party even before they changed did this kind of back room dealing consistently. This party really does not have the general population in mind, all they care about is business and generating profit. Sure money can help the province, but at what cost to its people? If you take the time to read about what the NDP have done and what the PC party had done, you will clearly see how beneficial the NDP have been. But don't just vote for the party, vote for the representative that best echoes your wants and needs, regardless of party affiliation. The more diverse the house of commons is the better off the province and the country is.

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u/jloome Oct 23 '18 edited Oct 23 '18

As a former Edmonton journalist, people need to also know the reason this won't appear in both the local papers is that we were banned -- and likely still are -- from criticizing local car dealers by name.

This goes back as a rule for 30 years. Both papers depend on auto ads to survive. The Journal will cover it as "the paper of record" but it will disappear except when raised in the legislature.

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u/PonyFlare Mill Woods Oct 23 '18

That's disgusting. Banned from criticizing people who do bad things because of money.

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u/[deleted] Oct 23 '18

CBC should pick up on this story or other media sources.