Public Eye Online September 16, 2009
While government programs and unnecessary expenses were being chopped, the head of the British Columbia Liquor Distribution Branch took a six-day, $8,155 business trip to Bordeaux and London. But the government has said that trip, during which Jay Chambers attended an international wine and spirits exhibition, was necessary to track industry trends and contact liquor suppliers. According to records obtained by Public Eye via a freedom of information request, Mr. Chambers stayed for five nights at the retro-futuristic Seeko'o hotel during his time at Bordeaux's Vinexpo 2009 - which got underway on June 21. The price tag for the stay: $2,572. (MORE)
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