Burnaby South MP Kennedy Stewart has been given a $500 fine after he and Green Party of Canada Leader Elizabeth May were charged with criminal contempt for allegedly violating a court order to stay away from the Trans Mountain work site in Burnaby.
Crown spokesperson Dan McLaughlin said that Stewart pleaded guilty in court on Monday morning.
The two MPs were among dozens of others arrested on March 23 after allegedly coming within five metres of the site where Kinder Morgan is working to expand its pipeline.
All protesters had originally been facing civil contempt charges, but during an April court date .
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Two special prosecutors have been appointed to handle two the two MPsB次元官网网址� cases.
Vancouver lawyer Greg DelBigio will handle MayB次元官网网址檚 case and Vancouver lawyer Michael Klein will take over Kennedy StewartB次元官网网址檚 case. The pair were appointed to avoid any bias, real or perceived, in the case.
May has yet to plead in the case and her next court appearance will be on May 28.
More to come.
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