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BC judge won t remove Vancouver Coun Wiebe over conflict allegations
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BC judge won t remove Vancouver Coun Wiebe over conflict allegations
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The effort to remove Vancouver Coun. Michael Wiebe from office was launched with “heavy influence from a political party,” his lawyer told B.C. Supreme Court on Thursday.
But the opposing lawyer, representing Vancouver voters seeking Wiebe’s ouster, said any political differences were “irrelevant,” and the politician had clearly broken conflict rules by “wearing two hats” when he voted in council last year on a restaurant patio program despite owning an interest in a restaurant and a pub.
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Vancouver Coun. Michael Wiebe is feeling confident as a court date looms with his job hanging in the balance, his lawyer says.
The case, scheduled for next week in B.C. Supreme Court, concerns allegations that Wiebe breached conflict of interest rules by voting for a city-wide restaurant patio program despite his ownership interest in a restaurant and bar. At issue will be whether Wiebe acted in good faith when he voted for the program, whether his actions were generally in the interest of Vancouver restaurants, and arguments the petition brought against him contains defects and should be thrown out.