N.L. mayor, councillors flew on jet owned by billionaire with local energy interests

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The mayor of the western Newfoundland town of Stephenville says the flight offered by John Risley saved the town approximately $5,000

A Newfoundland mayor says he and three council members did nothing wrong when they flew home from Germany aboard a private jet owned by a billionaire vying to build a major energy project in their town.

He said in an interview that with large, wealthy companies, meeting on a golf course or a private jet is “the way business is done.”

 

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and I was just thinking, why do governments keep financing fossil fuel projects, is it the 8 jobs created by them, the dirty mess to NOT clean up, but it turns out its greed, wow who knew.

The mayor’s comments indicate he does not understand the requirements of public service or ethics.

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