Manitoba NDP caucus expulsa MLA Mark Wasyliw sobre os laços com o advogado de defesa de Nygard. Manitoba NDP caucus expels MLA Mark Wasyliw over ties to Nygard's defense lawyer.

O governo NDP de Manitoba expulsou MLA Mark Wasyliw de seu caucus devido a seus laços comerciais com o advogado de defesa do criminoso sexual condenado Peter Nygard. Manitoba's NDP government has expelled MLA Mark Wasyliw from its caucus due to his business ties with the defense lawyer of convicted sex offender Peter Nygard. O presidente do Caucus, Mike Moyes, criticou Wasyliw por mau julgamento e falta de alinhamento com os princípios do partido. Caucus Chair Mike Moyes criticized Wasyliw for poor judgment and a lack of alignment with party principles. Embora Wasyliw, eleito em 2019, continue a ser o MLA de Fort Garry, ele enfrentou críticas anteriores por praticar direito enquanto estava no cargo. Although Wasyliw, elected in 2019, remains the MLA for Fort Garry, he has faced prior criticism for practicing law while in office. Nygard foi condenado a 11 anos de prisão por agressão sexual. Nygard was sentenced to 11 years for sexual assault.