WTF Canada

1. Issue · Sep 16, 2026

   A Developer Wrote the Biggest Cheque to the Director Who Voted on His Land. Now He Wants a Seat on the Same Board. (opens the original)

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   On October 7, 2022, eight days before the last local election, Hilary Abbott’s campaign for Electoral Area D, Cowichan Bay, received $1,000 from Jerry Anderson. It is the largest single contribution on Abbott’s Elections BC disclosure statement. The next largest is $500. Abbott raised $4,495 in total from 22 people, himself included, so Anderson’s cheque is 22 percent of the campaign. The legal maximum that year was $1,250 per contributor. He gave 80 percent of it.Six days later, on October 13,

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2. Issue · Aug 16, 2026

   Drums, drums in the deep (across the CVRD) (opens the original)

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   I’m back, writing another article on my Substack. I don’t want to be back. I want to be out there wading through a stream, soaking in the dappled sunlight as it passes through a lush green canopy, basking in the complex and varied birdsong all around me…When all is well in the Cowichan Valley, you’ll likely not hear much from me on here. I’m not a rage-baiting poster, nor am I looking to amass a huge online following. My more astute readers may have already noticed this.What is my job here? Rais

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