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What’s more, those records show that every one of those 10 Wall employees later had a significant political shift soon after Vancouver elected its new mayor and council. Before the October 2018 election, they all donated to either the Non-Partisan Association or the upstart Yes Vancouver, two parties considered friendly to business interests and the development industry.

A few months after the election was over and independent Mayor Kennedy Stewart had been sworn in, all 10 Wall employees donated $600 or $1,200 each to Stewart — a top rival of the parties these donors had supported just months earlier.

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There is no evidence of wrongdoing. And Elections B.C. said it is not investigating the donations nor has it contacted anyone at Wall Financial about them.

But some observers said the pattern of Wall employee donations is noteworthy when looked at as a whole, particularly in the new political landscape, after the B.C. NDP government introduced legislation in 2017 intended to get “big money” out of elections and, in the words of Attorney General David Eby, “end the Wild West of campaign fundraising.”

Peter Wall co-founded Wall Financial Corporation in 1969, and although he is no longer an executive with the corporation, he is described in recent regulatory filings as “a significant shareholder.”

Reached by phone, Wall said he was not aware of any employees donating last year, adding: “But I’m glad they’re donating, because they’ve seen the light. You have to donate to whatever party you need to donate to in order to basically get good government. Because we need good officials, right?”