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On Jan. 26, somewhere at an undisclosed location in Kelowna, Christy Clark will sit down to a private dinner with a group of deep-pocketed political supporters.

For the privilege of breaking bread with the premier — and the chance to personally present their issues to her — the dinner guests will pay a hefty tab: $5,000 each to Clark’s Liberal Party.

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For this kind of unfettered, private access to the most powerful politician in the land, the dinner guests should count themselves lucky. Clark, after all, has done private fundraising dinners for as much as $20,000 a pop.

Like all of Clark’s private fundraising dinners, the approaching Kelowna soiree is shrouded in secrecy.

The ruling Liberal Party refuses to say exactly where the event will happen. They also won’t reveal how many people will attend or the names of the wealthy diners.

In fact, the only reason the Liberals even acknowledge the dinner is taking place at all is due to a leaked email invitation to a small number of well-connected insiders.