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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
"Concerned businessman contributing to a campaign" and "special interest trying to buy government for personal gain" aren't the same thing. The leaked tape makes Wenzel appear to be the latter, not the former. Particularly given, as SebC notes, Wenzel, his cohorts and their supported candidates were not willing to be up front about their intentions. It was all done behind what they thought were closed doors. That is why the video was so damaging to Wenzel's reputation.
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I see the nefarious angle. How is that different from Nenshis fundraiser where no one could get in other than paid attendees (even media?). We're not talking about some circumvention of the electoral process here either. They were talking about getting councillors elected who agree with them and would vote in favour of what they wanted. That's really just bare bones politics.