NDP liquor critic Shane Simpson dropped a bombshell July 12 at a Vancouver news conference where the results of a Freedom of Information request by the NDP Caucus were revealed. The 38 pages show the depth and breadth of Exel Logistics' lobbying to privatize the B.C. Liquor Distribution Branch.
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The company, which hired BC Liberal-connected lobbyists Mark Jiles and Patrick Kinsella, was not seeking to compete in a tendering process. It wanted to cut a direct, private/public partnership deal. That was part of the strategy mentioned in the "Project Last Spike" Exel internal memo of Oct. 6, 2009. Plan B was to go through a bid process, but Exel contemplated using its relationship with liquor minister Rich Coleman to influence the writing of the request for proposals. It's plan C was to strike an alliance with or take-over Richmond's ContainerWorld, which has a business relationship with Giorgio Gori, an Exel sister company.
Much more to come. Remember, #LiquorLeaks is the #hashtag, this is the story that started it all, in the May 8 edition of Business in Vancouver and here are the new documents below.
LDB Privatization FOI-NDP
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