Bloy received Canucks tickets, only local MLA to receive large gifts

Burnaby-Lougheed Liberal MLA Harry Bloy accepted almost $2,000 in gifts last year, according to his public disclosure statement for 2011.By law, MLAs are required to disclose any gifts they or their families receive as an “incident of protocol or social obligations” valued at $250 or more. That information, as well as that of their assets, liabilities, financial interests and sources of income, and private corporations controlled by any family members, must be disclosed to the conflict-of interest commissioner who then makes those disclosures available to the public.

During his roughly six-month tenure as social development minister, Bloy accepted two tickets to a Vancouver Canucks game, valued at $450 from Global Container Terminals on March 16, 2011.On June 6, 2011, he accepted two Canucks tickets during the Stanley Cup final, valued at $800, to sit in the corporate box at Rogers Arena owned by Burnaby-based Pacific Western Brewery.Bloy also declared receiving a "courtesy membership" in the Vancouver Board of Trade, donated by the organization and valued at $740 plus tax.Thank You Gifts Go A Long Way!

In addition, he received an honourary social (non-playing) membership to the Vancouver Golf Club, given by the club to the elected MLA of the area. It has no cash value and the MLA must pay all his own expenses.His family's assets include their home in Coquitlam, under his wife's name, and an investment property in Maple Ridge, of which he and his wife each own 25 per cent.Bloy and his wife's RRSPs include shares in Pembina Pipeline, Bell Aliant, BCE Inc?. They also own shares in Riocan and Calloway real estate investment trusts.