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APR - 4 - 2020 | VOLUME 29 | NUMBER 14
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Jinny Sims should be reappointed minister after having been vindicated PREMIER John Horgan should immediately reappoint MLA Jinny Sims as a minister as the BC Prosecution Service (BCPS) confirmed on Friday that she has been cleared of all allegations of criminal wrongdoing. On April 2, special prosecutor Richard Peck was informed by the RCMP that their investigation into the matter revealed no evidence to support any of the allegations made against Sims and that they had closed their investigation. As a result, Peck concluded that there was no further action to take with respect to the matter and concluded his involvement. Assistant Deputy Attorney General Peter Juk appointed Peck as special prosecutor in the matter on October 4, 2019. “As the matter concluded without recommendation of charges there will be no further comment or specific information released regarding the allegations by Mr. Peck or the BCPS,” the BCPS said. ON October 4, 2019, Horgan announced that Sims had resigned as Citizen’s Services Minister after he had been advised by the Attorney General of the appointment of a special
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prosecutor for an RCMP investigation related to her. Sims said in a statement at the time: “I offered my resignation as Minister of Citizens’ Services upon learning of the appointment of a Special Prosecutor. I have not been given details of any allegations but there was no credibility to previous public allegations. I am confident that my name will be cleared but do not want to distract form the important work of government in the meantime.”
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Indeed, it was a relentlessly vicious campaign that was launched against Sims by B.C. Liberal MLAs. Even B.C. Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson joined that attack and stated at the time of Sims’ resignation: “The BC Liberals have raised countless questions for months about Jinny Sims’ conduct in government and in her community. This ranges from breaking FOI rules as the minister responsible, to her decision to write letters of immigration support for people on terrorist watch lists.” He had added: “John Horgan continued to dismiss legitimate concerns and now he must answer for this complete failure of leadership on his part.” Now the Wilkinson and his MLAs are looking pathetic. Expect them to find excuses to keep slamming Sims!
LAST year in May, The VOICE wrote: “Not making any headway in their sustained attack on Citizens’ Services Minister Jinny Sims in regards to the allegations made against her by a former staffer who worked in her Surrey-Panorama constituency office for a couple of months, the BC Liberals on Wednesday forwarded
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AIR India has entered into commercial charter flight agreements with four countries - including Canada - to fly their citizens home, according to IANS. According to Air India Chairman and Managing Director Rajiv Bansal, the airline has entered into agreements with Canada as well as France, Germany and Ireland to fly their citizens back home. The airline will operate 18 flights under these agreements. “We were approached by these countries’ embassies for charter flights to repatriate their citizens. These agreements are on commercial basis,” Bansal said in an online press conference of the
ON Monday, Canadian High Commissioner Nadir Patel in New Delhi tweeted that “for Canadians in India wanting to return home, flights have been arranged from Delhi & Mumbai to depart in the coming days.” He added: “Details to follow on ROCA messaging service. For those outside of Delhi and Mumbai driving distance, we are
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