The NDP should've seen it coming.
On Monday, the day before the provincial election officially began, the David Suzuki Foundation, Pembina Foundation and ForestEthics publicly shamed NDP leader Carole James for pledging to axe the carbon tax.
Not only did Suzuki praise the Liberal tax on gas at a March 30 Vancouver news conference, but Elections B.C. records show his foundation chairman and communications advisor James Hoggan is a frequent Liberal donor.
The B.C. Liberal Party received six donations totaling $8,943 from James Hoggan and Associates from 2005 to 2008. Hoggan’s company was paid $353,855 by the B.C. government from 2005-2006 to 2007-2008, according to the Public Accounts’ list of suppliers.
“Our counsel on public education and communications strategies has helped DSF to raise its profile and build bridges to the corporate community, thereby increasing its influence over public policy,” according to the client page of Hoggan’s website.
