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Revision as of 23:01, 5 December 2006 by Waacstats (talk | contribs) (stub sort)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Erik Bornmann, LL.B, B.Comm. (b. 1976) is a key Crown witness in the upcoming trial of David Basi and Robert Virk, two BC Liberal aides accused of accepting bribes in exchange for government information about the sale of BC sale. It is alleged that Bornmann was the lobbyist, with close ties to the BC and federal Liberals, who offered the bribe to Basi and Virk. Bornmann is former consultant and founding partner of Pilothouse Public Affairs, which was subject to a search the same day that the RCMP raided the Legislature building in Victoria in connection with the Basic and Virk case.
Prior to this Erik Bornmann worked as an intern for Canadian Finance Minister Paul Martin as well as to National Revenue Minister David Anderson. 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 University of Victoria and an LL.B. from University of British Columbia. Erik Bornmann also served on the University of Victoria Academic Senate.
Bornmann currently resides in Toronto, Canada.
Young Liberals
Erik Bornmann 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). As a President of the Young Liberals, Erik Bornmann helped build that organization into a strong voice within the Liberal Party of Canada. The Young Liberals of Canada (BC) were known for being an influential and activist force within the Liberal Party of Canada.
Political Consultant
Erik Bornmann also worked as a communications consultant to the Council of Forest Industries and Canada Payphone Corporation.
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
Liberal Party of Canada in British Columbia
Young Liberals of British Columbia
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