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Exclusive: Report for Vancouver mayor's office recommends Coun. Michael Wiebe resign his seat
Sep 20, 2020
An independent investigator has recommended that Coun. Michael Wiebe be disqualified from holding local office until the next election, due to a conflict of interest.
Raymond Young, who taught municipal law at UBC for a decade, also stated in his 14-page report that it would be "appropriate" for Wiebe to resign his seat on council.
Young's investigation was triggered by a complaint from a nonpractising lawyer, Michael Redmond, based on a story on Straight.com .
On June 5, the Straight reported that Wiebe did not absent himself from discussions or voting on motions on May 13 and May 27 dealing with the city's temporary expansion of patio spaces.
On his financial disclosure statement earlier this year, Wiebe identified himself as the owner/operator of Eight 1/2 Restaurant Lounge.
This establishment was among the first group of businesses that city staff approved for temporary patio permits.
According to Young's report, email correspondence in connection with the Eight 1/2 Restaurant Lounge application came from an email account with Wiebe's surname.
"From this time line and the email string, it is clear that Councillor Wiebe's actions on May 13th and 27th were made with the knowledge that he was personally involved in facilitating his restaurant, Eight 1/2 Restaurant, submitting its application on June 2nd, one day after the program came into effect." Young wrote.
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