Politico Mark Marissen Is in Hot Water with Elections BC | The Tyee

He and his 2022 Progress Vancouver slate are barred from running for office until after 2026.

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Progress Vancouver barred from 2026 election over campaign finance violations

Elections BC has banned longtime political organizer Mark Marissen from running in local elections for three years after it deregistered his Progress Vancouver party for breaking campaign finance rules.

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#SurreyBC city hall #hired a veteran federal & #BCLiberal #insider for $20,000 to #lobby the #BCNDP #BCgovernment to keep the #RCMP in Surrey. 
The contract with #MarkMarissen of #BurrardStrategyInc obtained via #FOI set the rate at $10,000 per month, from Jan. 5 to March 5. Marissen’s hourly rate was #censored from the copy released by #SurreyCityHall .

https://thebreaker.news/business/marissen-lobbying-surrey

#BritishColumbia #BCpoli #DirtyPolitics #Vancouver #YVR #BCLowerMainland #corruption #LackOfTransparency

Cost to keep the RCMP in Surrey includes lucrative lobbying contract - theBreaker

Surrey city hall hired a veteran federal and BC Liberal insider for $20,000 to lobby the NDP government to keep the RCMP in Surrey. 

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