A dozen municipal political parties in British Columbia, including those that won council majorities in Vancouver and Burnaby in 2022, are under investigation by Elections BC for possible financing or advertising violations.
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim speaks about a shooting incident in Vancouver, Saturday, March. 30, 2024. Twelve municipal political parties in British Columbia , including those that won council majorities in Vancouver and Burnaby in 2022, are under investigation by Elections BC for possible financing or advertising violations . THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns.
Elections BC says in a news release that the potential violations relate to accepting prohibited contributions, failing to deal with such contributions, or sponsoringIt says the parties under investigation include Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s ABC Vancouver and the Burnaby Citizen’s Association, both of which won council majorities.Contract With Langley, the party whose slate won the mayor’s office and a council majority in Langley Township, is also being investigated.
Vancouver parties under investigation also include Vision Vancouver, the Civic Non-Partisan Association, Forward Together, and Progress Vancouver. Others parties named in the probe are the Safe Surrey Coalition, Surrey First, and United Surrey, as well as the Richmond Community Coalition and Kelowna’s Spirit Alliance.Alberta proposes legislation giving it gatekeeping role on federal fundingEric Sorensen’s total solar eclipse expedition
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