Before he was elected Premier, Gordon Campbell wrote,

When government does its business behind closed doors, people will invariably believe that government has something to hide. Secrecy feeds distrust and dishonesty. Openness builds trust and integrity.

Premier Campbell trusts these friends, you may pay to make them your friends too:

Dobell, Wilkinson, Jiles, Kinsella, Moonen, Pannu, Lidstone, Cockrill, Puhallo, Christensen, Burton, Kendall, Quattrocchi, James, Buholzer, Manhas, Jarzebiak, Adair

• Even universities need to hire Liberal insider lobbbyists

• Universities Spend to Get Government’s Ear

• Towns Spend Thousands to Lobby BC’s Government

Thanks for writing about these outrages:

• Andrew MacLeod, The Tyee
• Paul Willcocks, Paying Attention