B.C. Forgives Legal Debts of Staffer Involved in 2013 'Quick Wins' Scandal
The province said Bonney will repay $120,000 after a cabinet order erased most of his legal bill from the 2013 scandal.
- On July 10, The Finance Ministry issued a cabinet order forgiving $340,000 of Brian Bonney's $460,000 legal debt incurred defending himself in the "quick wins" scandal.
- The scandal involved a multiculturalism outreach plan using government resources for partisan purposes. Bonney pleaded guilty to breach of trust in 2017 and received a nine-month conditional sentence.
- Under the Excluded Employees Indemnity Regulation, convicted employees must repay legal costs to the province. Bonney paid the remaining $120,000 after selling his house to cover expenses.
- Attorney General Niki Sharma called the case a "long saga" and said the decision aims to "provide that human with some grace" while noting it is "not much forgiveness in the end."
- The "scandal that engulfed Christy Clark" triggered staff resignations including John Yap stepping down from his ministerial portfolio. The Finance Ministry cited privacy when declining to share further settlement details.
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B.C. forgives legal debts of staffer involved in 2013 quick wins scandal - Creston Valley Advance
B.C. will forgive most of the $460,000 legal debt incurred by former communications staffer Brian Bonney defending himself for his part in the “quick wins” scandal that engulfed Christy Clark’s B.C. Liberal government in 2013, according to the Finance Ministry. The scandal centred around a multiculturalism outreach plan that was found to have inappropriately used government resources for partisan purposes. There were staff resignations, and John…
B.C. forgives legal debts of staffer involved in 2013 quick wins scandal - Grand Forks Gazette
B.C. will forgive most of the $460,000 legal debt incurred by former communications staffer Brian Bonney defending himself for his part in the “quick wins” scandal that engulfed Christy Clark’s B.C. Liberal government in 2013, according to the Finance Ministry. The scandal centred around a multiculturalism outreach plan that was found to have inappropriately used government resources for partisan purposes. There were staff resignations, and John…
B.C. forgives legal debts of staffer involved in 2013 quick wins scandal - Vanderhoof Omineca Express
B.C. will forgive most of the $460,000 legal debt incurred by former communications staffer Brian Bonney defending himself for his part in the “quick wins” scandal that engulfed Christy Clark’s B.C. Liberal government in 2013, according to the Finance Ministry. The scandal centred around a multiculturalism outreach plan that was found to have inappropriately used government resources for partisan purposes. There were staff resignations, and John…
The Free Press
B.C. forgives legal debts of staffer involved in 2013 quick wins scandal
B.C. will forgive most of the $460,000 legal debt incurred by former communications staffer Brian Bonney defending himself for his part in the “quick wins” scandal that engulfed Christy Clark’s B.C. Liberal government in 2013, according to the Finance Ministry. The scandal centred around a multiculturalism outreach plan that was found to have inappropriately used government resources for partisan purposes. There were staff resignations, and John…
B.C. forgives legal debts of staffer involved in 2013 quick wins scandal - Northern Sentinel
B.C. will forgive most of the $460,000 legal debt incurred by former communications staffer Brian Bonney defending himself for his part in the “quick wins” scandal that engulfed Christy Clark’s B.C. Liberal government in 2013, according to the Finance Ministry. The scandal centred around a multiculturalism outreach plan that was found to have inappropriately used government resources for partisan purposes. There were staff resignations, and John…
Hope Standard
B.C. forgives legal debts of staffer involved in 2013 'quick wins' scandal
B.C. will forgive most of the $460,000 legal debt incurred by former communications staffer Brian Bonney defending himself for his part in the “quick wins” scandal that engulfed Christy Clark’s B.C. Liberal government in 2013, according to the Finance Ministry. The scandal centred around a multiculturalism outreach plan that was found to have inappropriately used government resources for partisan purposes. There were staff resignations, and John…
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