British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix responds to questions during a news conference regarding the novel coronavirus COVID-19, in Vancouver, on Mar. 14, 2020. (The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck)
The British Columbia Prosecution Service has announced that Gurveen Dhaliwal, a former school board trustee who later became an adviser to the provincial government, will not face charges for allegedly violating election laws.
A special prosecutor was appointed in May to provide legal advice on the investigation into Dhaliwal, who had been elected to the New Westminster school board the previous year before being appointed as an adviser to Health Minister Adrian Dix on May 1.
Dhaliwal was being investigated for acting as a scrutineer during the same election last November in which she was running for a seat as a school board trustee.
The prosecution service stated that the Special Prosecutor, John Gordon, determined that the charge assessment standard has not been met.
Dhaliwal’s appointment to the Health Ministry was revoked on May 15, shortly after the special prosecutor’s appointment, and she was appointed as a ministerial adviser to the labour minister on the same day.
On May 26, the premier’s office announced that Dhaliwal had been placed on leave from her position as a ministerial adviser.