It's getting downright embarrassing. Another scandal has surfaced regarding the B.C. Liberals, and yet again, Burnaby politicos are involved.
The NDP has gotten its hands on more troublesome correspondence for the party, this time an email from Burnaby's Brian Bonney, former director of communications for the Ministry of Multiculturalism. The email details a plan involving former Burnaby-Lougheed MLA Harry Bloy to offer a job and possibly money to
Sepideh Sarrafpour, to prevent her from saying something that would "damage the premier and the party."
It's not clear from the email what that something is, and neither Bloy nor
Bonney would respond to the Burnaby NOW's requests for an interview.
Whatever the issue may have been, it looks bad for the
party. It also looks bad for Burnaby, when our politicians and political insiders crop up again and again in various scandals.
Though perhaps it is encouraging that, prior to the election, there was someone close to the Liberals who was aware of dubious communications about the ethnic votes and Burnaby Hospital committee scandals, and was willing to share them with the public, albeit through the opposing party.
It really shouldn't come down to Liberals versus NDP, anyway. No matter the party affiliation, politicians in power should be guided by a desire to govern ethically and fairly. Every MLA should be focused on doing their best
for the province, not simply garnering support whatever way possible for the next election.
That would be nice, wouldn't it? But that's not always how it works.
Hopefully, now that the 2013 election is past, the recently elected MLAs can address what's important - taking care of the province and its future.
And hopefully, there won't be more of these emails surfacing - not because they're hidden, but because the people who run our province find they have more important things to do.
