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July 04, 2005
The cost of queue jumping

Earlier, Public Eye reported a number of veteran provincial Liberals MLAs had been passed over for cabinet. And now, according to legislative whisper collectors, some of those MLAs have found a focus for their professional discontent: Tourism, Sports and the Arts Minister Olga Ilich. Minister Ilich's appointment to cabinet surprised some caucus members. After all, the former president of Suncor Real Estate Development Corp. and the Urban Development Institute, hasn't served a single term in office. So why, grumble the veterans, should she get to sit on the executive council while they remain private members? Of course, the answer to that question most likely has to do with her close connections to the real estate development community - one of Premier Gordon Campbell's core constituencies. But something tell us the backbench doesn't care.

Posted by Sean Holman at 11:50 AM
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Interesting aside. Her son is Gordon Campbell's constituency assistant.

Posted by Guy on July 4, 2005 02:24 PM

As the old saying goes "It's all about family"

Posted by E on July 4, 2005 02:59 PM




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