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Avoiding ‘Political Capture’: Former Canadian Mayor Turned Down Free Trips to China
June 28, 2023
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The former mayor of a northern municipality says she was offered free trips to China during her mandate, and while she turned them down, she knows of others who didn’t. “I was aware of the perception of the problem of currying influence and favour, I think they sometimes call it ‘political capture.’ I did not…
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