From The Vancouver Sun – Jan 8, 2011

By Doug Ward

B.C. Liberal leadership candidate Kevin Falcon, the former minister
of transportation, is inviting a roster of highway contractors and
Fraser Valley-based developers to pay $5,000 to skate with him and
Vancouver Canucks forward Alex Burrows.

The unusual fundraising event is set for Jan. 25 at the Excellent Ice rink in Surrey.

Falcon has reserved the rink, which is owned by Kirk Fisher, a Surreybased developer and political ally.

When
asked whether it was appropriate for a former transportation minister
to solicit donations from firms to which he previously awarded huge
contracts, Falcon said it was a campaign organizer who invited the
guests, not Falcon himself.

“There was an individual who was out
soliciting support and I have no control over who is on an individual’s
email list,” Falcon said. “But I also don’t make any apologies for the
fact that people in the construction sector are big supporters of
mine.”

“I was an individual who oversaw a very ambitious and
aggressive infrastructure investment program in the province and I’m
proud of that,” he said. “Not surprisingly, lots of those folks do want
to support individuals like myself.”

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