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Paper or electronic: Liberal party split when handing out Christmas cards

Jeff Keele CTV Winnipeg
Published Wednesday, December 16, 2015 12:00PM CST Last Updated Wednesday, December 16, 2015 12:02PM CST

Manitoba Liberal leader Rana Bokhari says she prefers electronic Christmas cards over traditional paper cards, due to cost and environmental reasons. (file)

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It appears the Manitoba liberal party is split when it comes to handing out Christmas cards.

Leader Rana Bokhari sent out a holiday card with a picture of herself electronically.

She then tweeted that traditional paper cards are costly and not environmentally friendly.

“(Manitobans) fund up to $340K for MLA holiday cards every (year). A digital cards saves both taxpayer $ & the environment," Tweeted Bokhari.

Liberal MLA Jon Gerrard didn’t get the Tweet in time. The only elected member in the party had already sent out a paper card with a picture of himself rock climbing in Banff.

Bokhari says she’s not being critical of MLAs or Gerrard who mail out traditional cards; she says she’s just expressing her preference.