By DEIDRE MITCHELL_MacLEAN.The government of Alberta is “revitalizing” the Alberta Foundation of the Arts board with Tory donors; some new and some old. .Four out of five of the new appointments announced Wednesday have donated to the provincial Tories at some point, according to publicly available information on Elections Alberta’s website..New appointees:.Mary Roszsa de Coquet has given $2,593.75 since 2014..Paul Baay has donated $2,500.00 since 2008..Peter Kiss has written cheques for $12,750.00 since 2011..And Maryann Chichak has given $7,800.00 since 2011..Peter, Paul, and Mary are also long-time donors to the Conservative Party of Canada. .Among a series of board appointments Aug. 16, Len Rhodes, whose candidacy for UCP was unsuccessful, managed to snag Chairman of Alberta Government Lottery Corporation..And a former Conservative MP from Kenney’s time in Ottawa landed an appointment to the University of Alberta’s Board of Governors..Donna Kennedy-Glans, the former Tory MLA, cabinet minister and PC leadership candidate became a member of Jason Kenney’s transition team and was appointed to the Banff Centre Board as well as the Fair Deal Unity Panel. .While many of these roles do not have salaries, they do come with an honourarium for expenses. .The last update from The Alberta Foundation for the Arts reported compensation between $580.00 to $4,716 for members and $8,590.50 for the Chair..“The programs and services provided by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts are part of our commitment to the arts sector. The important work of the foundation will benefit from the experience and leadership of new board members. We thank the outgoing board members for their service and commitment to the arts,” said MLA Leela Sharon Aheer, Minister of Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women..Musician/actor Tom Jackson was also added to the board.
By DEIDRE MITCHELL_MacLEAN.The government of Alberta is “revitalizing” the Alberta Foundation of the Arts board with Tory donors; some new and some old. .Four out of five of the new appointments announced Wednesday have donated to the provincial Tories at some point, according to publicly available information on Elections Alberta’s website..New appointees:.Mary Roszsa de Coquet has given $2,593.75 since 2014..Paul Baay has donated $2,500.00 since 2008..Peter Kiss has written cheques for $12,750.00 since 2011..And Maryann Chichak has given $7,800.00 since 2011..Peter, Paul, and Mary are also long-time donors to the Conservative Party of Canada. .Among a series of board appointments Aug. 16, Len Rhodes, whose candidacy for UCP was unsuccessful, managed to snag Chairman of Alberta Government Lottery Corporation..And a former Conservative MP from Kenney’s time in Ottawa landed an appointment to the University of Alberta’s Board of Governors..Donna Kennedy-Glans, the former Tory MLA, cabinet minister and PC leadership candidate became a member of Jason Kenney’s transition team and was appointed to the Banff Centre Board as well as the Fair Deal Unity Panel. .While many of these roles do not have salaries, they do come with an honourarium for expenses. .The last update from The Alberta Foundation for the Arts reported compensation between $580.00 to $4,716 for members and $8,590.50 for the Chair..“The programs and services provided by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts are part of our commitment to the arts sector. The important work of the foundation will benefit from the experience and leadership of new board members. We thank the outgoing board members for their service and commitment to the arts,” said MLA Leela Sharon Aheer, Minister of Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women..Musician/actor Tom Jackson was also added to the board.
