Oink oink

Why renumerate anyone to that extent?
Why do we not have caps on max income?

Other lucrative moves for insiders

Mark Grant, BC Liberal executive director, resigns December 12, 2008 to join Rupert Peace Power.

David Cyr, former Assistant to BC Liberal Minister Mike de Jong, is now a director at Plutonic Power.

Robert Poore, recently worked under the Provincial Revenue Minister of the Province of BC, now is a senior director at Plutonic Power.

Tom Syer, who has held a variety of senior positions in the BC Government including Gordon Campbell’s Deputy Chief of Staff, is now a director at Plutonic Power.

Bill Irwin, after holding key positions in the BC Ministries of Land and Water, and Crown Lands, now is a director at Plutonic Power.

Bruce Ripley spent the last 2 of his 16 years at BC Hydro as VP Engineering, now is President and CEO of Plutonic Power.

Elisha McCallum (Moreno), after 7 years with BC Hydro as a media relations manager, moved to a directorship with Plutonic Power.

Bruce Young, has held several high profile positions with the BC Liberal party and lobbied his own party on behalf of Katabatic Power is listed as a director of Atla Energy.

Stephen Kukucha, former senior policy advisor for the BC Ministry of Environment, is now president and CEO of Atla Energy.

Bob Herath, former Assistant Regional Water Manager for the BC Ministry of Environment is now with Syntaris Power.

Paul Taylor, after his work as President and CEO of crown corporation ICBC as well as high level positions in the BC Government, is now President and CEO of Naikun Wind Energy Group.

Michael J. O’Conner, former President and CEO of Crown Corporation BC Transit, now holds senior positions at Naikun.

Jackie Hamilton, formerly held various BC Government environmental assessment and regulatory management positions, is now a VP at Cloudworks Energy.

Michael Margolick, held positions in resource and strategic planning at BC Hydro, now is the Vice President of Power and Transmission planning at Naikun Wind.

Robert Price, after a 30-year career at BC Hydro and Power Authority which culminated as the utility’s Vancouver Island transmission line construction, supervision and operations manager, now a member of the Hawkeye ‘team’ (website is not clear on Price’s position at Hawkeye).

Mr. Paul Adams, after a 33-year career with BC Hydro in which he held senior management positions, now is another ‘team’ member at Hawkeye.

Doug Bishop, formerly 32 years with BC Hydro and Powerex, was contracted in 2004 by Plutonic Power.

Ron Monk former BC Hydro Engineer, now employed by Kerr Wood Leidal engineering firm used by IPPs.

Wayne Chambers, a former BC Hydro power plant and substation operator, now a manager at Cloudworks.

Alexander Kiess, after long career with BC Hydro in management, now works as a consultant to Syntaris Power.

Geoff Plant, former BC Liberal Attorney General, now chair of Renaissance Power.

Maybe Gordo will catch on,

Maybe Gordo will catch on, find some company dumb enough to hire him, something we would be forever grateful to them for doing so. Harpo could shove him into the senate where he could keep having visions

One Definition of "influence peddling"

"Influence peddling is the illegal practice of using one's influence in government or connections with persons in authority to obtain favors or preferential treatment for another, usually in return for payment."

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Influence_peddling

Trouble is...

The trouble is, there's nothing anyone on this earth can or will do to correct this because those who could are reluctant to close the door to their own opportunity to do the same.

It's called 'revolving door syndrome'

It's called 'revolving door syndrome'. Need I say more?

Democracy: Use it or Loose It

We are focusing in on a cross-roads for democracy. Use it or loose it. We will need to use it EVEN more, now, right away, or it will slip from our hands even faster. It is nearly gone. This story proves it.

It is our choice. Join a walk. Cancel your TV. Turn off your computer. Get outside and DO SOMETHING. Many opportunities abound. For example:

Join Alexandra Morton and her stalwart supporters and citizens who have joined her to walk from Port McNeill to Victoria. Anyone can join along the way at each major centre, even for an hour:

http://www.salmonaresacred.org/

Help stop the Gateway Deltaport Pipeline fiasco from destroying Vancouver:

http://gatewaysucks.org/

Or go volunteer at a local food bank. The opportunities are endless. And most BC citizens are fed up.

It is up to us.

How do we choose?

Great article.

The government has too many

The government has too many hands in the BC Hydro cookie jar. Let Hydro do it's own business and stop telling it how to run it's business, who to buy power from etc... BC Hydro has more experience being a utility than the BC Government ever will. If we don't watch out we will end up with electric rates as high as Ontario.

With a frozen head count, the only way BC Hydro can get more people is by hiring consultants. Unfortunately consultants are usually about double the price (or more).

Weisgerber doing a good job

Jack Weisgerber is worth his consulting fees, at least in part because he is professional and he can deliver what BC Hydro really needs, not only for Site C but for virtually everywhere in BC - understanding First Nations' just demands for consultation and accommodation.

MacLeod's tone appears to be of innuendo and snarkiness but he can't diminish the value of Jack Weisgerber in helping the non-native community understand better what First Nations' people are demanding.

Like a doctor, the fees for his consultancy will undoubtedly need to pay for major office expenses, and like a doctor, Jack Weisgerber's prescription for what the provincial government must do to meet Aboriginal people's demands should be heeded.

Now that the famous anti-IPP Marjorie Cohen Griffith is mostly on-side for Site C as a massive PUBLIC project, she might be able to work with Mr. Weisgerber on this file.

Habitat preservation

Seems to me Mr. Weisgerber was bit of a hunter and with his new found riches he might not want to see any flooding of habitat that might be a good area for hunting in his spare time.
Good work if you know the right people to get it.