Former B.C. official faces breach of trust charge over ethnic vote plan

May 17, 2016 | 11:25 AM

VANCOUVER — A former communications director in the British Columbia government has been charged with breach of trust in connection with a strategy by the Liberals to win ethnic votes in the 2013 election.

A special prosecutor approved the charge against Brian Bonney in connection with the duties of his office.

Bonney was also charged in 2014 with expense violations under the Elections Act.

Special prosecutor David Butcher continued his investigation after the first charges were laid and received three separate reports from the Crown and the RCMP arising out of the government’s draft multicultural strategic outreach plan.