B.C… CANADA: The Liberals? Election woes keep on coming. Even after the voting B.C. Liberal Party secretary sandy Power has resigned after being charged with threatening a But Reform Party candidate, “He has resigned, pending the results of the police Liberal party spokesman confirmed last week.
Gurmant Grewal, a B.C. Reform candidate in Delta North, said he received a call just hours after the finality of the Liberal defeat in the B.C. election became obvious. “I don’t know the reason, but think he was disappointed| Jat the election results,” said Grewal, who claims he was earlier offered the post of deputy minister of multiculturalism in a Liberal government if he| /slapped down as a candidate.
“They have gone too far this time.” Grewal said the caller became abusive, so he grabbed a second phone and dialed 911. “I contacted Surrey RCMP, Jand I put the two phones together, because all 9111 calls are tape-recorded,” |Grewal said the caller used threatening, abusive language.
Surrey RCMP Staffs. Richard Deets confirmed a charge has been laid against Power, 38, an Abbotsford resident and president of the Masque Liberal riding association. “He has been charged with uttering threats,”
Deets said. “He was released on an undertaking to appear in Surrey provincial court July 11 at 9 a.m., He’s not to be in Surrey except to attend court, and he’s not to contact Mr. Grewal. He’s to keep the peace and be of good behavior,” said Deets. Grewal finished fourth in Delta North with 769 votes. Reni Masi, the Liberal candidate, won the riding with 9,384 votes, taking| the riding from the former New Democrat MLA Norm Lotic. Power could not be reached,
(Courtesy: The Province)
Article extracted from this publication >> June 5, 1996
