Any comments on your government picks Premier Gordon (I blew 0.149) Campbell? Or, Minister (Squeaky-Clean-Right-Now) De Jong?
What's that? Oh yeah, it's before the courts so you can't comment.
Remember this:
At one point she Twittered, "Those B.C. wines are the best."
B.C. Liberal Jane Thornthwaite - North Vancouver-Seymour MLA
Update: Just check out Thornthwaite's sheer arrogance when questioned as to the charges. Ask yourself, if she isn't embarrassed at her poor judgment, her actions and being charged with a criminal offense as a member of our Legislature, what the hell is wrong with her?
See for yourself what this BC Liberal MLA is all about when caught by Public Eye Online. Only question that remains, when can we expect her resignation because this is a poke in the eye of the people of BC?
MLA charged with drunk driving need not resign seat, premier says
From BC Premier Fined for Drunk Driving
"British Columbia's premier was fined $913 US (about $1,350 Cdn) Monday after pleading no contest to a drunk driving charge in Hawaii. The premier was also ordered to take part in a 14-hour substance abuse program, and undergo an assessment for alcoholism."
From Campbell Alcohol Level Nearly Twice the Limit
British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell's blood-alcohol content was almost twice the legal limit when he was arrested for impaired driving last Friday.
The premier told reporters Wednesday that he just received the results of the breathalyzer test, and found that they were 0.149. The legal limit is 0.08 (80 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood).
**********************Breaking News:
Impaired Driving Charge against Liberal MLA Approved
Jeff Beamish, Vancouver Sun. .
A special prosecutor has approved impaired driving charges against Liberal MLA Jane Ann Thornthwaite, the Criminal Justice Branch of the ministry of attorney-general announced today.
Independent Special Prosecutor Mark Jetté approved a charge of operating a motor vehicle while having a blood alcohol level over 80 milligrams in 100 millilitres of blood.
Her first appearance is scheduled for May 12, in North Vancouver provincial court.
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What does improperly mean, exactly? How was it improper, or why? What will come of this?
CBC News. Wednesday, April 28, 2010
B.C.'s Agricultural Land Commission has concluded that 66 parcels of land in Chilliwack were taken out of the Agricultural Land Reserve improperly between 1991 and 2009, CBC News has learned.Les was mayor of Chilliwack between 1987 and 1999.
One of the boundary adjustments that the commission has deemed "inconsistent" with existing regulations included land Les allegedly owned through a numbered company, according to the review.
"I am aware of the report," Les told CBC News in Victoria Wednesday. "But until the Special Prosecutor is finished his work, I am not commenting."
**********************It should read Plea, not Verdict. It's an important distinction.
Not much can be said about this case due to Associate Chief Justice Anne MacKenzie's publication ban on this case. It's sad that in BC and Canada we are being kept in the dark about a case that is in the public's interest to know about. This involves our government, our resources, our assets and the future of our province. Why the secrecy and whose interests does it serve?
Basi, Virk Corruption Trial set for May 17 After Not-Guilty Verdicts Entered
Three men entered formal not guilty pleas Wednesday in B.C. Supreme Court to corruption and money laundering charges related to the sale of Crown-owned BC Rail to CN Rail.
Former B.C. government ministerial aides Dave Basi and Bob Virk are charged with fraud and breach of trust. Basi's cousin, Aneal Basi, is accused of money laundering.
Associate Chief Justice Anne MacKenzie set a jury trial date for May 17 in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver. It is scheduled for six weeks. A pre-trial conference will be held May 3.
The charges stem from an RCMP raid on the B.C. legislature in 2003.
lpynn@vancouversun.com
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Gary Collins and Judith Reid among 44 witnesses scheduled to take the stand at BC Rail trial
Two former B.C. government ministers are on a list of nearly four dozen high-profile witnesses slated to testify when the oft-stalled legislature raid trial finally gets underway later this month."
Basi and Bobby Virk are charged with fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes over allegations they accepted money and other benefits in exchange for leaking information about the $1-billion sale of Crown-owned BC Rail to Canadian National Railway (TSX:CNR).
Basi worked for then-finance minister Gary Collins, while Virk worked for then-transportation minister Judith Reid.
Former employees of lobby firm Pilothouse Public Affairs Group, Brian Kieran and Erik Bornman, are also on the list of witnesses and are expected to give key testimony.
Premier Gordon Campbell's chief political strategist, Martin Brown, and his former deputy ministers, Brenda Eaton and Ken Dobell, are also on the witness list read to prospective jurors on Wednesday. So are CN Rail CEO Claude Mongeau, former CP Rail CEO Bob Ritchie and OmniTrax executives.
*****************************************In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. - George Orwell
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