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Both Premier Christy Clark and Social Development Minister Stephanie Cadieux recently declared that Community Living B.C. executives did not receive a pay hike. They insisted the annual bonus the managers receive is just a B次元官网网址渟alary holdback.B次元官网网址�

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How convenient to justify another permanent and generous pay raise.

Martin Battle

Victoria