Well, it appears that the conflict of issue situation within SD40 just won’t quit. Recently, Patrick O’Connor, who ran as a Voice trustee candidate in the 2008 election, received a legal opinion on whether Trustee Watt is in a conflict of interest situation in relation to the interests of her employer (and major campaign funder) CUPE BC.
Mr. O’Connor has started New Westminster’s latest blog to, it would seem, share this issue and all the information received with the public.
One can see Mr. O’Connor’s covering email to John Woudzia at:
http://focusnewwest.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/covering-email1.pdf
The written legal opinion can be found at: http://focusnewwest.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/opinion-letter.pdf
Additionally, a “tweet” is available on Twitter that people can use to point their friends to the documents online... Go to @focusnewwest on the Twitter website.
Here’s a link to the blog’s home page: http://focusnewwest.wordpress.com/
This issue was also covered recently by the City Caucus blog as well as the education reporter of the Vancouver Sun and our own local media.
CityCaucus.com: http://www.citycaucus.com/2011/02/legal-opinion-on-conflict-of-interest-causing-heartache
Janet Steffenhagen’s blog on the Sun’s website: http://communities.canada.com/vancouversun/blogs/reportcard/archive/2011/02/04/conflict-of-interest-allegations-in-new-westminster.aspx
NewsLeader: http://www.bclocalnews.com/greater_vancouver/newwestminsternewsleader/news/115138769.html
Record: http://www.royalcityrecord.com/Trustee+says+legal+opinion+political+attack/4228323/story.html
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