Ian Mulgrew: ‘Marathon’ fraud ordeal ends with two guilty verdicts
The B.C. provincial court has played Santa Claus for Tess Lawson and more than 200 scammed investors, giving them a sense of vindication after half a decade.…
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Report blames critics for ‘instability’ at B.C. Children’s Ministry
The B.C. Ministry of Children and Family Development should get more money, another thorough restructuring and less oversight from the independent representative for children and youth, says Bob Plecas in the first part of his review of the ministry. In a leaked copy obtained by The Sun, the retired…
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Ian Mulgrew: Doubling down on the blame game
Bob Plecas says he is a “jeweller who fixes complicated government organizations,” but he’s more a Paladin of Premiers: Have Report, Will Travel. Three decades after he helped author Social Credit premier William Bennett’s restraint program — which brought the province to the brink of a general stri…
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B.C. court eases rules for appealing roadside suspensions
The B.C. Liberal government’s much-ballyhooed, tough-as-nails approach to drunk driving has again run afoul of the B.C. Supreme Court. In a 29-page decision, Justice Peter Voith sharply scolded the superintendent of motor vehicles for wrongly interpreting the law to prohibit drivers from introducing…
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B.C. Supreme Court rules in favour of Trinity Western University law school
B.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Christopher Hinkson has hammered Law Society of B.C. governors for not treating Trinity Western University fairly.
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