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| '''Erik Bornmann''', LL.B, B.Comm. (b. ]) is a |
'''Erik Bornmann''', LL.B, B.Comm. (b. ]) is a former consultant and founding partner of Pilothouse Public Affairs. Pilothouse Public Affairs Group (2001-2005) grew from a small consulting practice to one of the leading communications and government relations firms in British Columbia. Bornmann was also President of the Young Liberals of Canada (British Columbia) and a member of the Liberal Party of Canada in BC executive. | ||
| Erik Bornmann was a student member of the Law Society of Upper Canada and resides in Toronto, Ontario. | |||
| Prior to this Erik Bornmann worked as an intern for Canadian Finance Minister ] as well as to National Revenue Minister ]. Erik Bornmann was also President of the Young Liberals of Canada (British Columbia). His political involvement began in high school and continued throughout his university years. Erik Bornmann holds a B.Comm. degree (with distinction) from the ] and an LL.B. from ]. Erik Bornmann also served on the University of Victoria Academic Senate. | |||
| Bornmann currently resides in Toronto, Canada. | |||
| ==Young Liberals== | |||
| ==Liberal Party Activity== | |||
| Bornmann's political involvement began in high school and continued throughout his university years. He was a prominent member of the University of Victoria Young Liberals. It was at that time that he first was elected President of the Young Liberals of Canada (BC). The Young Liberals of Canada (BC) were known for being an influential and activist force within the Liberal Party of Canada. The organization played a leadership role in formulating Liberal Party Policy, including support for same-sex marriage, abolition of the Immigration Landing Tax, and greater electoral representation for British Columbia in Parliament. | |||
| Erik Bornmann would go on to serve as Policy Chair to the Liberal Party of Canada in BC. In that role he oversaw the reorganization of the party's grassroots policy process creating a policy committee and a broader plenary process by which party policy resolutions are adopted at conventions. He later also served as Communications Chair to the Liberal Party of Canada in BC. | |||
| ==Political Consultant== | |||
| ==Other Activities== | |||
| Erik Bornmann also worked as a communications consultant to the Council of Forest Industries and ]. | |||
| Bornmann also worked as a communications consultant to the Council of Forest Industries and ]. He has also served on the University of Victoria Academic Senate. Bornmann worked as an intern for Canadian Finance Minister ] as well as to National Revenue Minister ]. | |||
| ==The Scandal (BC Legislature Raids)== | |||
| Erik Bornmann was a registered lobbyist with Pilothouse Public Affairs, a company he operated with Brian Kieran, when in December 2003 his Vancouver apartment was searched in conjunction with a wide-ranging police investigation. According to political commentator Bill Tieleman, writing about Bornmann in a 2005 article: | |||
| "The search-warrant "information to obtain" or ITO released by police in September 2004 claimed that Bornmann offered Basi and Virk a benefit -- help in obtaining $100,000-plus jobs with the federal Liberal government -- in exchange for obtaining confidential information about the BCRail deals" (Spiderman in a Web of Intrigue , The Tyee.ca, May 10, 2005). | |||
| Despite Bornmann's apparent implication in the illegal activity of offering an inducement, he has yet to face charges and will appear as a witness for the Crown. While involved as a key player in one of the most high profile cases of alleged government corruption in B.C. history, Bornmann has been studying for a career as a lawyer. Bornmann, who added an extra 'n' to his last name after moving to Ontario, will have to face a public hearing regarding his character before being admitted to the Law Society of Upper Canada. | |||
| ==Links== | ==Links== | ||
| UBC Faculty of Law | |||
| Council of Forest Industries | |||
| Liberal Party of Canada in British Columbia | |||
| Young Liberals of British Columbia | |||
| Erik Bornmann's Photo Gallery | Erik Bornmann's Photo Gallery | ||
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Revision as of 00:28, 6 December 2006
Erik Bornmann, LL.B, B.Comm. (b. 1976) is a former consultant and founding partner of Pilothouse Public Affairs. Pilothouse Public Affairs Group (2001-2005) grew from a small consulting practice to one of the leading communications and government relations firms in British Columbia. Bornmann was also President of the Young Liberals of Canada (British Columbia) and a member of the Liberal Party of Canada in BC executive.
Erik Bornmann was a student member of the Law Society of Upper Canada and resides in Toronto, Ontario.
Liberal Party Activity
Bornmann's political involvement began in high school and continued throughout his university years. He was a prominent member of the University of Victoria Young Liberals. It was at that time that he first was elected President of the Young Liberals of Canada (BC). The Young Liberals of Canada (BC) were known for being an influential and activist force within the Liberal Party of Canada. The organization played a leadership role in formulating Liberal Party Policy, including support for same-sex marriage, abolition of the Immigration Landing Tax, and greater electoral representation for British Columbia in Parliament.
Erik Bornmann would go on to serve as Policy Chair to the Liberal Party of Canada in BC. In that role he oversaw the reorganization of the party's grassroots policy process creating a policy committee and a broader plenary process by which party policy resolutions are adopted at conventions. He later also served as Communications Chair to the Liberal Party of Canada in BC.
Other Activities
Bornmann also worked as a communications consultant to the Council of Forest Industries and Canada Payphone Corporation. He has also served on the University of Victoria Academic Senate. Bornmann worked as an intern for Canadian Finance Minister Paul Martin as well as to National Revenue Minister David Anderson.
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