Thursday, October 03, 2019

Elections BC will not be making further comment on this issue...

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From Elections BC:

VICTORIA (Oct 1) – Elections BC’s review of an issue brought forward by Kelowna West MLA Ben Stewart is complete. The review found that no provisions of the Election Act were violated.

MLA Stewart wrote Chief Electoral Officer Anton Boegman on August 1, 2019, to advise him of the issue. It involved a political contribution to the BC Liberal Party that was reimbursed to the contributor by the party. The review found no evidence that the political contribution and reimbursement were made in contravention of theElection Act.

Elections BC now considers this matter closed. To protect the privacy of the individuals involved, Elections BC will not be making further comment on this issue.



Mr. Mackin has more:

...Kelowna West MLA Ben Stewart is back in the BC Liberal caucus after a two-month absence.

He also broke his silence Oct. 1 and talked to theBreaker.news, but refused to discuss the reasons for the Elections BC investigation that eventually cleared him...

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...“I’ve subjected myself to the scrutiny of Elections BC, you can ask them,” Stewart said in an interview...



Apparently, not.

Because, according to Elections BC, you most definitely cannot ask them.


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3 comments:

North Van's Grumps said...

Was Ben just looking for free publicity from the Press just to prove he's honest? or in doing so he has cast doubts about the trustworthiness of his staff?

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bcwaterboy said...

Still doesn't pass the sniff test. What's wrong with giving an explanation? Alas Mr. Stewart's constituents care not about any dirty deeds, he's there man. This one constituent though does not frequent Quails Gate, there are many better wineries on Boucherie Road.

RossK said...

NVG--

This is the world we live in now where a press release that states '(N)o provisions of the Election Act were violated' with an explicitly stated refusal to explain anything to anyone = clarion calls of 'cleared!'

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bcw--

Point taken re: the fermentation plants along said road.


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