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In 1999, a B.C. Supreme Court Justice supported Nanaimo city council’s controversial removal of councillor Bill King, which occurred in January of that year. King was initially ousted for allegedly failing to disclose campaign contributions from his 1996 election. Justice Bouck ruled that while King met Municipal Act regulations by filing a corrected disclosure, he was in conflict of interest by voting on matters concerning developers who had contributed significantly to his campaign. The ruling elicited mixed reactions from council members, with some praising it as fair and others dismissing it as “B.S.”
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A B.C. Supreme Court justice stirred the pot when he backed Nanaimo city council’s decision to remove a member from council in January 1999.
In May 1998, the council of the day voted to remove Bill King from the table after they say he failed to initially disclose contributions related to his 1996 municipal election campaign, with an appeal subsequently filed.
Justice John Bouck ruled that King had met Municipal Act regulations when he properly filed “a corrected disclosure statement,” a News Bulletin story of the day noted, but he was also in “conflict of interest when he voted on items affecting developers who made sizable contributions to his re-election campaign.”
Some councillors referred to Bouck’s decision as “fair and just,” while another said it was “B.S.”
