B.C. Liberals to refund almost $93,000 for indirect donations + MORE Mar 25th

B.C Premier Christy Clark speaks to a crowd attending an Erase Bullying in Sport event in collaboration with Pink Shirt Anti-Bullying Day in Burnaby, B.C., on Wednesday, February 22, 2017. (Ben Nelms/CP)
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia Liberal Party says it has found 43 so-called indirect donations worth almost $93,000, which it plans to reimburse.
The information comes as the RCMP is already reviewing possible violations of the B.C. Elections Act related to indirect political donations and other unspecified contraventions involving political party financing in the province.
A statement from the B.C. Liberal Party on Friday said that since March 3 its staff have been reviewing contributions made to the party since 2011, as required under the Elections Act.
The statement sent by party spokesman Emile Scheffel said in all 43 cases, a personal credit card was used on behalf of an organization and that money was then paid back by the organization they represented — a violation of the Election Act…

TORONTO — Air Miles has posted a letter on its website warning that criminals have stolen cash miles from some of its members.
The rewards program says a small number of in-store transactions with stolen cash miles has occurred in which the criminals used them to buy goods.
Air Miles spokeswoman Rachael Montgomery says the manner in which the cash miles were fraudulently accessed has not compromised members’ personal information.
She said the company is not sharing more specific details at this time because its investigation of the breach is ongoing.
While the company works to resolve the situation, it has temporarily removed the cash miles option for in-store purchases.
Montgomery said the company does not have a timeline in place for how long the suspension will be in effect.
However, members can still access their cash miles at the company’s website to redeem for e-vouchers.
The alert comes a few weeks after Air Miles sent a note to its members apologizing for the controversy it caused last year over changes to its expiration policy…

The first step is to file a police report. Then contact the credit bureaus.

B.C Premier Christy Clark speaks to a crowd attending an Erase Bullying in Sport event in collaboration with Pink Shirt Anti-Bullying Day in Burnaby, B.C., on Wednesday, February 22, 2017. (Ben Nelms/CP)
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia Liberal Party says it has found 43 so-called indirect donations worth almost $93,000, which it plans to reimburse.
The information comes as the RCMP is already reviewing possible violations of the B.C. Elections Act related to indirect political donations and other unspecified contraventions involving political party financing in the province.
A statement from the B.C. Liberal Party on Friday said that since March 3 its staff have been reviewing contributions made to the party since 2011, as required under the Elections Act.
The statement sent by party spokesman Emile Scheffel said in all 43 cases, a personal credit card was used on behalf of an organization and that money was then paid back by the organization they represented — a violation of the Election Act…

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