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Independent MLA Won't Resign While Facing Charges Labelled Intimate Partner Violence
- Independent British Columbia legislator Hon Chan will not resign despite assault charges linked to an alleged intimate partner violence incident and being expelled from the Conservative caucus.
- Hon Chan stated to reporters that 'everybody is actually innocent until proven guilty' when asked about resignation.
- Independent MLA Elenore Sturko said Chan should resign due to the charges but acknowledged he is innocent until proven guilty and expressed doubt about his ability to maintain public trust.
- B.C. Green member Jeremy Valeriote agreed that Chan is innocent until proven guilty but noted the challenges of serving as a legislator while facing criminal charges.
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Independent MLA won’t resign while facing charges labelled intimate partner violence
VICTORIA - Independent British Columbia legislator Hon Chan says he is not resigning after his assault charges came to light and he was kicked out of the Conservative caucus.
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Independent MLA won't resign while facing charges labelled intimate partner violence
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Independent MLA won't resign while facing charges labelled intimate partner violence – Energeticcity.ca
VICTORIA — Independent British Columbia legislator Hon Chan says he is not resigning after his assault charges came to light and he was kicked out of the Conservative caucus. Chan says on Monday while briefly talking with reporters outside the floor of legislature that everybody is “actually innocent until proven guilty” when asked whether he would resign. Independent MLA Elenore Sturko, who sits one seat removed from Chan in the same row, had s…
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