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MLA’s hubby travels to Africa on taxpayers’ dime Speaker Bill Barisoff and Legislature clerk Craig James to repay their North Island NDP MLA spouses’ share of the trip. Claire Trevena is not NDP caucus chair Shane responding to a demand Simpson (Vancouver-Hastthat she repay B.C. ings) said his taxpayers for the party “has no expense of taking intention” of her husband on an making Trevena expensive African pay back taxjunket. payers. “Her In 2010, taxpayhusband was ers paid upwards invited.” of $60,000 dollars Simpson did to send Trevena, say that NDP who was joined by leader Adrian North Island MLA hubby Mike, and Dix will be Claire Trevena. two other Legisreviewing what lature officers and their is “appropriate” on such spouses to Kenya for the trips. annual conference of the Travis’ non-profit organiCommonwealth Parlia- zation requested the travel mentary Association. expenses through the FreeGovernment watchdog dom of Information proDermod Travis, executive cess after receiving a tip director of Integrity BC, about the costs. said, “The expenses demWhen questioned by onstrate a culture of enti- reporters in the Legislature tlement.” this week, Trevena said He has called on Trevena, Continued on Page A5
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The cotton candy was face-licking good as three-and-a-half-year-old Rachel Alguire enjoys her treat at last Sunday’s Boat Rodeo. See more photos on Page A3.
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