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B.C. Conservative Leader Findlay says recording doesn't show criminal offence
Findlay says the unverified audio was a political smear job and denies it shows bribery or an illegal offer tied to resignations.
- On Thursday, a leaked recording emerged appearing to show Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay offering roles to MLAs who resign to create a vacancy for her. Findlay dismissed the audio as a "political smear job."
- Delta South MLA Ian Paton claimed chief of staff Chris Delaney offered him an agricultural adviser role paying $122,043 to resign, while Reann Gasper vacated her Abbotsford-Mission seat last week and secured a paid position two days later.
- The Conservatives have suffered a wave of instability, with six legislators quitting the party over the past two weeks. Bruce Banman, the latest to leave Thursday, urged others to depart, citing that many members view Findlay as "unelectable."
- UBC adjunct professor Joven Narwal noted the Criminal Code prohibits specific transactions rather than general political horse-trading, stating the law "captures more specifically, forms of purchase and sale of a public office."
- The RCMP acknowledged awareness of the social media post on Friday but stated it "does not confirm or deny any investigation" until formal charges are laid, leaving the probe status unclear.
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B.C. Conservative Leader Findlay says recording doesn't show criminal offence
B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay says suggestions that a recording shows she illegally offered jobs to legislators, in exchange for resigning so she could stand in a byelection, are
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