Here are some donations made to a PC riding association in 1996 by three companies that maxed their donations:

 

125

1996 PC Ridings

BRENNAN PAVING & CONSTRUCTION LTD

$ 750.00

125

1996 PC Ridings

ACKLANDS LTD

$ 750.00

125

1996 PC Ridings

ARMBRO CONSTRUCTION LTD

$ 750.00

 

  Why were paving and construction companies giving to PC riding "125"? To guess intelligently, let's refer to the guide to riding codes, and look up 125. (You'll be brought back to this page.) Riding 125 is the pre-1996 riding of York Centre, which is north of Toronto, in Vaughan and Richmond Hill. The PC member for York Centre is Al Palladini, who in 1996 was Minister of Transportation. In fiscal 1996-7, the materials and supplies budget of the Ministry of Transportation was $772 million. Brennan Paving and Construction had contracts from the ministry worth $5.3 million, Acklands had contracts worth $114,211, and Armbro Construction had contracts worth $27 million.

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