The article indicates substantial bias against BC's Premier by portraying payments she received for work conducted outside of and separate from her work as Premier of BC- as though somehow not payments at all, but instead... a stipend-based top-up of the salary she receives as Premier of BC...
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The article states: "British Columbia’s premier says she is no longer receiving a $50,000 annual STIPEND from her political party"

Farther on, it states: "The (BC) Liberals confirmed last spring that Clark is PAID up to $50,000 per year for party WORK on top of her $195,000 salary."

So what was the Premier receiving- a "stipend" or "payments"??

BC's Premier was being PAID by her political party "for the WORK services rendered by her" for her political party...

So what!!

Nothing wrong with this... 

BC's elected officials (MLAs) are not precluded from earning monies from work carried out that is over & above and separate from their MLA (& related Ministerial) duties/ salaries...