Vaughn Palmer: Former B.C. MP Stephen Owen's legacies include special prosecutor legislation

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Vaughn Palmer: Former B.C. MP Stephen Owen's legacies include special prosecutor legislation
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Smith resigned as attorney-general, and the matter was referred out of province for a legal opinion on whether the conversations constituted evidence of obstruction of justice.

The report faulted both Smith and Sihota for politicizing the justice system. Smith, although cleared of criminal wrongdoing, would not be reappointed as attorney-general.Article content Owen concluded it was the correct call. The lack of guidelines on dispensing lottery grants meant that there was no substantial likelihood of conviction, the test then for laying criminal charges in B.C.

One was that “when an MLA is the subject of investigation, no lawyer who has donated to that MLA’s campaign be appointed a special prosecutor.” Another was that would-be special prosecutors should themselves review “the potential for real or perceived conflict of interest” before accepting the assignment.

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