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Quesnel Mayor Ron Paull has been removed from office by city council after he and his wife allegedly circulated a book questioning the impact of residential schools.
Photo: Quesnel City Council
Posted at 2:45 p.m. EDT
The City of Quesnel, B.C., is responding to a lawsuit filed by its mayor after he was removed from office in April.
In a motion filed in the Supreme Court of British Columbia on May 29, Mayor Ron Paull alleges that the sanctions imposed on him by council because he and his wife allegedly circulated a book questioning the impact of residential schools are unreasonable
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.
In its response to the mayor’s request, the City states that the sanctions taken by city councilors against the mayor were permitted by provincial law.
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the City maintains in its response.
She is asking the court to dismiss Ron Paull’s motion and force him to pay the legal costs incurred.
None of the allegations have been proven in court.
With reporting from Andrew Kurjata and Betsy Trumpener
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