Surrey-Panorama NDP MLA Jinny Sims says it鈥檚 鈥渦nfortunate鈥� the B.C. Liberal Party is circulating a flyer in her riding that鈥檚 calling on her constituents to demand answers concerning her being investigated by the RCMP.
鈥淚t鈥檚 unfortunate,鈥� she said of the flyer. 鈥淎s you know I got contacted by the premier鈥檚 office on the fourth. I did the right thing by stepping aside as a cabinet minister. Nobody has contacted me since 鈥� I know nothing. So they鈥檙e giving out misinformation and misleading the public.鈥�
The flyer, distributed to doorsteps in Sims鈥� riding with a BC Liberal Caucus logo, says Premier John Horgan 鈥渨on鈥檛 tell you why a member of his team is being investigated by police. What are the NDP hiding?鈥� and encourages residents to 鈥淐all John Horgan and demand an answer: 250-387-1715.鈥�
It was not known at press time how many residents took the Liberals up on it. The Now-Leader鈥檚 calls went to voicemail.
Sims resigned from cabinet on Oct. 4 after a special prosecutor was appointed to investigate allegations related to an RCMP investigation concerning accusations that have not been publicly disclosed.
鈥淢y life is an open book,鈥� she told the Now-Leader at the time.
鈥淚 have nothing to hide.鈥�
Marvin Hunt, Liberal MLA for Surrey-Cloverdale confirmed the flyer came from 鈥渢he party itself.鈥�
Asked how the concept of due process applies in the case of this householder going out, Hunt replied that 鈥渙ne of the challenges is, there had been a number of issues that had been raised in the House concerning what鈥檚 going on with Jinny鈥� and that inquiring minds want answers.
鈥淣ow we鈥檝e got the RCMP investigating, and it鈥檚 鈥楬ey 鈥� what鈥檚 going on?鈥欌�� Hunt said. 鈥淚 think the citizens in Panorama have a right to know that she is under criminal investigation and then to ask the question, 鈥榃hat鈥檚 going on here? What鈥檚 happening?鈥� There鈥檚 a legitimate concern here and of course here in the Leg (Legislative Assembly) it just gets buried 鈥� 鈥楾here鈥檚 nothing here, there鈥檚 nothing here, there鈥檚 nothing here,鈥� and you go, well, if there鈥檚 nothing here, why have the RCMP picked it up?鈥�
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