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The UDI’s Fight Club

A UDI Boxing class attended by a BC Housing employee, was charged to the taxpayer.

Dec 26, 2025
By Sasha Izard


Today is Boxing Day. As such, it is appropriate to write an article about, well boxing.

Recently I wrote the following articles:

BC Housing’s out of control spending spree: $82,249 spent in only 3 and a half years, on costs related to a single lobby for real estate and development. – CRD Watch Homepage

$10,000 a pop, and VIP Tables included: how BC Housing has been funnelling taxpayer money ($62,500 in less than 5 years) into the UDI, a registered lobbying organization for development and real estate, through $10K sponsorship agreements. – CRD Watch Homepage

Over $10,000 given away to students: The Business of the Founder of the UVic Real Estate Club – CRD Watch Homepage

Now courtesy of a costly FOI response from BC Housing, it is now clear that a BC Housing employee attended a UDI boxing class/networking activity and charged it to the taxpayer:

The UDI is a registered lobbying organization on the BC Lobbyists Registry. The UDI represents billions of dollars of corporate interests in real estate and development, as they seek to influence all levels of government on housing policy.

BC Housing is a paying member of the UDI.

Why did a BC Housing employee charge a development lobby boxing class to the taxpayer?

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This was article 20 in the following series:

Index of Crown Corporations and Statutory Entities that have acted evasively about their UDI memberships. – CRD Watch Homepage

See also:

Ravi Kahlon’s Kitchen Table – CRD Watch Homepage

Spending taxpayer money on development lobby social events, and other ethical conundrums faced by BC Housing employees. – CRD Watch Homepage

Index of articles regarding lobby events and other meetings between government and lobbyists. – CRD Watch Homepage

Index of Articles regarding Jet Flights for City of Victoria Staff to development lobby events, that were charged to the City. – CRD Watch Homepage

Plane Flights and Helijets, where taxpayer dollars go from the City of Victoria, for Development Lobby Events – CRD Watch Homepage

An Expensive Party: Victoria Employee flew to Nashville and back, to hang out with developers at their “Social Event”. Cost to the taxpayer: almost $2000 – CRD Watch Homepage