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Finally, CBC Radio sends somebody to Studio.....errrr...Courtroom 54 so that they can tell us a whole lotta things that we who have been paying attention have known for, what, about a week?
The judge in the political corruption trial of two former B.C. Liberal ministerial aides will rule June 4 on a disclosure application by the defence that focuses on the Crown's star witness.
Lawyers for David Basi and Bob Virk — who are charged with fraud and breach of trust in connection with the sale of B.C. Rail — say the Crown hasn't given them the material they need to defend their clients.
At the top of the defence list of concerns is the deal they say the Crown had with star witness Eric Bornman, a former lobbyist in Victoria.
Michael Bolton, representing Basi, said Bornman admitted giving money to the accused in connection with the B.C. Rail deal. And he wants to know why Bornman is off the hook while Basi and Virk are not.
"It's one or the other," said Bolton. "He either did something wrong or he didn't do something wrong. If he didn't do something wrong, then our clients are not guilty."
He wants to put Bornman, his lawyer and the special prosecutor on the stand to answer questions about the agreement Bornman reached with authorities.
The Crown says there is no immunity deal with Bornman because he breached an earlier agreement.
So mark June 4th on your calendars, but in the meantime, let's start speculating and making bets......
Such as....Who's willing to give me decent odds on the possiblity that Mr. Bornmann and at least one of his former Pilothouse LINO Lobbshop colleagues are charged by the time the Summer Solstice rolls around?
Right now I'd seriously consider making book at 9-2 (which changes to 5-4 if Mr. Berardino does not show up in the Studio on June 4th).
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