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Re: A Band of Great Britain.

To: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: A Band of Great Britain.
From: Larry White <eljaywhite@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2000 22:28:43 -0800
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Bill Walker wrote:

>
>
> Bill Walker wrote:
>
>> It's hard to disagree with anything that has been said up to date and
>> while I know little of British Lotteries and politics, I do have a few
>> random but somewhat fractured thoughts.
>> In my province of British Columbia (a province is somewhat like an
>> American or Australian state) we have lotteries that are given a licence
>> to operate by the provincial government. In one town close to where I
>> live there has been a scandal due to the fact that the government has
>> given a licence to certain charities provided those charities pay back a
>> large percentage of the profits (under the table) to the ruling
>> political party.
>> The practice was once called GRAFT!
>
Certainly not the No Darn Policies party is it Bill. Heck I thought that with a
fellow like Glen Clarke everything was on the up and up or am I mistaken and it
is up and out?


>>
>> How do your lotteries operate and do you have to be a member of the
>> right crowd to get anything?
>
Ask Dave Stupich!

>>
>> Our Federal government is in trouble over losing (or not being able to
>> account for) a Billion dollars which was supposed to be used for
>> employment programmes which doubtless went to friends of the government.
>

Now ask Jane Steward (sp?)

Larry White


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- Re: A Band of Great Britain.
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