The report found Susan Kim breached one section of the City of Victoria’s code of conduct bylaw by failing to make it clear her social media views were her own, but says her actions were neither discriminatory nor disrespectful.
The investigator appointed to look into whether Victoria Coun. Susan Kim breached the city’s code of conduct is recommending no sanctions be imposed on the rookie politician.
The complaint alleges Kim’s conduct discriminated against Jewish members of the community and that she failed to treat city residents with respect. “I think the proper characterization of councillor Kim’s breach is that it was inadvertent. I do not think she was aware that her communications would fall within the scope of the bylaw,” Cruikshank wrote in her report. “She believed she was signing the letter and liking the tweet in her personal life.”
“The findings of Ms. Cruickshank’s report maintained the threshold of what indeed constitutes personal opinion versus hate speech, which is crucial to uphold as we see growing polarization and instances of actual hate-based actions in our communities,” Ross said. However, Cruikshank refused, as the bylaw does not preclude a council member from submitting a complaint written by a member of the public. In this case, Mayor Marianne Alto agreed to act as the complainant.
In her submissions to the investigator, Kim said she signed the letter with her name followed by “city councillor” and said she wanted to show how she was involved in civil society. She said she purposely omitted reference to the City of Victoria to avoid a specific connection to her role. She said someone else, without her knowledge, later added the Victoria information and highlighted that she was a politician.
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