50k Provincial Ex cheque has MB Conservatives up in arms
3/19/2009 at 10:11 AM
Per the Winnipeg Free Press link below, a cheque recently awarded to the Provincial Ex for renovations to the deteriorating building on the Keystone grounds has the Manitoba PC party up in arms.
They are contesting that the $50,000 from the department of Agriculture is against election laws since it was awarded at the same time by-elections are going on in Elmwood and The Pas.
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/tories-riled-by-50000-grant-to-provincial-ex-41483057.html
Regardless of how good of a cause many no doubt see this as being, is this something that our Provincial Governemnt should be avoiding timing-wise? Or is it less important because the money was being awarded to an organization outside of the areas where by-elections were to take place?
Edited by Adam, 2009-03-19 10:15:54