Speaking of Olga Ilich, rumours abound her election day chair Lisa Kadian may soon be working for the minister. Astute readers may remember Ms. Kadian as the British Columbia chief of staff for former federal cabinet minister Herb Dhaliwal. But, for the past year or thereabouts, she's been the administrative comptroller for the Richberry Group of Companies - whose chief executive officer is none other than the high and mighty Peter Dhillon. Mr. Dhillon chaired the Ilich campaign and is one of the new minister's closest allies.

So what does Ms. Kadian have to say about her rumoured depature from Richberry for patronage pastures? "I haven't heard anything like that. I'm working happily right now. And I don't think it would be something that I would jump at right away. I may discuss it and see what's there for me." She then added, without prompting, that the Ilich campaign "did very well in the election. I did my job there because I was able to take a break from work during the day and I came here and did my work during the evenings. I still had to do my job."