Bingogate was a scandal that occurred during the administration of former Premier of British ColumbiaMichael Harcourt, involving the skimming of charity funds for use by the ruling NDP. Categories: Stub | British Columbia premiers ... Michael Harcourt (born 1943) served as the 30th Premier of the province of British Columbia in Canada from 1991 to 1996, and before that as mayor of BCs major city, Vancouver from 1980 to 1986. ... The New Democratic Party of British Columbia is a democratic socialist political party in British Columbia, Canada. ...
Although Harcourt was never implicated in the scandal, he resigned as party leader and premier in 1996, citing the principle that as the leader of the party, he was ultimately responsible for any misconduct in his government even if it did not directly involve him. A sex scandal with several interns in his office also aided in forcing him out. 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...
An editorial concerning a criminal conviction of the Nanaimo Commonwealth Holding Society (Bingogate) had mistakenly identified Jim Fulton as the Treasurer of that Society in place of Dave Stupich, another high-profile member of the NDP.
The court found that the paper had not made "timely" or "appropriate" attempts to reach Fulton, nor had it investigated his involvement in Bingogate by other means.
Hopefully this aspect of the case will be contained to its facts, i.e., the circumstance that Fultons utter lack of involvement in Bingogate "could easily" have been established if the paper had attempted to contact "a knowledgeable independent source".
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