US EditionSaanich MLA’s Ministry Defends Value of $3.6K Dinner with Hollywood Execs
- Lana Popham, B.C. Minister of Agriculture and Food, hosted a taxpayer-funded dinner costing $3,600 for 20 guests in Victoria in April 2024.
- The dinner, held at Wind Cries Mary, aimed to engage film representatives from major studios amid B.C.'s significant motion picture sector and was revealed via a freedom of information request.
- The meal included 20 tasting menus totaling over $1,700, more than $1,000 in wine and sparkling wine including 19 glasses of champagne and multiple bottles of wine, plus a $611 service charge.
- Canadian Taxpayers Federation advocate Carson Binda criticized the dinner's liquor expenses and called on Popham to prove it delivered a good return on investment given the province's fiscal challenges.
- The Ministry stressed the dinner's role in discussing a competitive, evolving production landscape, while the onus remains on Popham to demonstrate the event's tangible benefits to taxpayers.
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