Sixteen of Canada’s largest companies—including some with major operations in BC—have US subsidiaries whose political action committees (PAC) donated directly to the campaigns of US Congress members after they voted against certifying the results of the 2020 US presidential election, a new report has found. …In the days after the attack on the Capitol, a number of US companies said they would pause all PAC donations to members of Congress who failed to certify the results of the election. Five years later, that commitment appears not to have held for the US subsidiaries of some of Canada’s companies. … The report points to BC-linked gas and forestry companies. …Domtar spokesperson Seth Kursman said the list of Congress members that received donations from its PAC represent states and congressional districts where the company has facilities. …“Our PAC supports Members of Congress aligned with our industry priorities and more broadly the manufacturing sector.”

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